diff --git a/_infra/helm/frontstage/Chart.yaml b/_infra/helm/frontstage/Chart.yaml
index e2fa05fbe..4ca8a0a64 100644
--- a/_infra/helm/frontstage/Chart.yaml
+++ b/_infra/helm/frontstage/Chart.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ type: application
 
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
-version: 2.5.87
+version: 2.5.88
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application.
-appVersion: 2.5.87
+appVersion: 2.5.88
diff --git a/_infra/helm/frontstage/templates/deployment.yaml b/_infra/helm/frontstage/templates/deployment.yaml
index 753667bb7..f9729f8d3 100644
--- a/_infra/helm/frontstage/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/_infra/helm/frontstage/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ spec:
             successThreshold: 1
             timeoutSeconds: 5
           env:
+          - name: LOGGING_LEVEL
+            value : "{{ .Values.logging.level }}"
           - name: APP_SETTINGS
             value: {{ .Values.config }}
           - name: ACCOUNT_SERVICE_URL
diff --git a/_infra/helm/frontstage/values.yaml b/_infra/helm/frontstage/values.yaml
index 9157f5686..abb6e77dd 100644
--- a/_infra/helm/frontstage/values.yaml
+++ b/_infra/helm/frontstage/values.yaml
@@ -104,3 +104,6 @@ profiler:
 
 secureMessage:
   version: both
+
+logging:
+  level: DEBUG
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontstage/create_app.py b/frontstage/create_app.py
index 909bc36d3..f7bb990e5 100644
--- a/frontstage/create_app.py
+++ b/frontstage/create_app.py
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ def create_app_object():
     logger = wrap_logger(logging.getLogger(__name__))
     logger.debug("App configuration set", config=app_config)
 
+    logger.debug("Test message for deployment purposes")
+
     # If any required variables are not set abort launch
     for var in app.config["NON_DEFAULT_VARIABLES"]:
         if not app.config[var]: