diff --git a/cluster/kubemark/gce/config-default.sh b/cluster/kubemark/gce/config-default.sh
index ac792966475..57bd307c537 100644
--- a/cluster/kubemark/gce/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/kubemark/gce/config-default.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ STORAGE_BACKEND=${STORAGE_BACKEND:-}
 STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE=${STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE:-}
 
 # Default Log level for all components in test clusters and variables to override it in specific components.
-TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL="${TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL:---v=2}"
+TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL="${TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL:---v=4}"
 KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="${KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-$TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL}"
 API_SERVER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="${API_SERVER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-$TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL}"
 CONTROLLER_MANAGER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="${CONTROLLER_MANAGER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-$TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL}"