diff --git a/bin/helpers b/bin/helpers
index dd3170ad..ce15523c 100644
--- a/bin/helpers
+++ b/bin/helpers
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ install_lxd() (
         mount --bind "${LXD_AGENT_SIDELOAD_PATH}" /snap/lxd/current/bin/lxd-agent
     fi
 
+    # Enable debug logging if not done already
+    [ "$(snap get lxd daemon.debug 2>/dev/null)" = "true" ] || snap set lxd daemon.debug=true
+
     if [ "$start_daemon" = "true" ]; then
         lxd waitready --timeout=300
     fi