diff --git a/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/interfaces/bmcweb_%.bbappend b/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/interfaces/bmcweb_%.bbappend
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+# enable bmcweb info by default for easier CI debug
+EXTRA_OEMESON:append = " \
+    -Dbmcweb-logging=info \
+"