diff --git a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/mock/csi-mock-driver.yaml b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/mock/csi-mock-driver.yaml
index d44ff136825..81b2a22dcd4 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/mock/csi-mock-driver.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/mock/csi-mock-driver.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ spec:
           image: k8s.gcr.io/sig-storage/mock-driver:v4.0.2
           args:
             - "--name=mock.storage.k8s.io"
-            - "--permissive-target-path" # because of https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/75535
+            - "-v=3" # enabled the gRPC call logging
           env:
             - name: CSI_ENDPOINT
               value: /csi/csi.sock