diff --git a/manifests/qkd_appservice.yaml b/manifests/qkd_appservice.yaml
index 18f4ef9966afc743c2bd98856c53fe01680bb60c..4f89d6c6f8400b509dc595f551e8f181e70b2f51 100644
--- a/manifests/qkd_appservice.yaml
+++ b/manifests/qkd_appservice.yaml
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 9192
         - containerPort: 8005
         env:
-        - name: MB_BACKEND
-          value: "nats"
         - name: LOG_LEVEL
-          value: "INFO"
+          value: "DEBUG"
         - name: CRDB_DATABASE_APP
           value: "qkd_app"
         envFrom: