diff --git a/tests/integration/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/gha-run.sh
index 102348caec..a343d801cf 100755
--- a/tests/integration/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/gha-run.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ function run_tests() {
     kubectl delete namespace kata-containers-k8s-tests &> /dev/null || true
 
     sed -i -e "s|quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy:latest|${DOCKER_REGISTRY}/${DOCKER_REPO}:${DOCKER_TAG}|g" "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
+
+    # Enable debug for Kata Containers
+    yq write -i "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml" 'spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[1].value' "\"yes\""
+
     if [ "${KATA_HOST_OS}" = "cbl-mariner" ]; then
         yq write -i "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml" 'spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[+].name' "HOST_OS"
         yq write -i "${tools_dir}/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml" 'spec.template.spec.containers[0].env[-1].value' "${KATA_HOST_OS}"