diff --git a/contrib/aws-efa/aws_vars.template b/contrib/aws-efa/aws_vars.template
index 7a2da6511..a9e98ddb1 100644
--- a/contrib/aws-efa/aws_vars.template
+++ b/contrib/aws-efa/aws_vars.template
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
                         "name": "UCX_VERSION",
                         "value": "${UCX_VERSION}"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UCX_DEBUG_LEVEL",
+                        "value": "debug"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UCX_PROTO_INFO",
+                        "value": "y"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "UCX_INSTALL_DIR",
                         "value": "/usr/local"