diff --git a/BSDmakefile b/BSDmakefile
index 790a7288e..01e98c597 100644
--- a/BSDmakefile
+++ b/BSDmakefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ BUILD_TOOLS?=OFF
 #  1: ERROR
 #  2: INFO + ERROR
 #  3: DEBUG + INFO + ERROR
-ZENOH_DEBUG?=0
+ZENOH_DEBUG?=3
 
 # zenoh-pico/ directory
 ROOT_DIR:=$(shell dirname $(realpath $(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 95942d486..3db76209a 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ASAN?=OFF
 #  1: ERROR
 #  2: INFO + ERROR
 #  3: DEBUG + INFO + ERROR
-ZENOH_DEBUG?=0
+ZENOH_DEBUG?=3
 
 # Feature config toggle
 # Accepted values: 0, 1