diff --git a/cmd/maestro/main.go b/cmd/maestro/main.go
index bfd9cb88..8b5a5223 100755
--- a/cmd/maestro/main.go
+++ b/cmd/maestro/main.go
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ func main() {
 
 		// zap log level is the inverse of klog log level, for more details refer to:
 		// https://github.com/go-logr/zapr?tab=readme-ov-file#increasing-verbosity
+		// zap level mapping to klog level:
+		// fatal: -5, panic: -4, dpanic: -3, error: -2, warn: -1, info: 0, debug: 1
+		// the higher the log level, the more verbose the logs:
+		// if the log level is 0, it will log everything except debug logs;
+		// if the log level is 1, it will log everything including debug logs;
+		// if the log level is 2 or higher, it will log everything including klog verbose logs.
 		zc.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zapcore.Level(0 - logLevel))
 		// Disable stacktrace for production environment
 		zc.DisableStacktrace = true
diff --git a/templates/agent-template-aro-hcp.yml b/templates/agent-template-aro-hcp.yml
index fdd27afe..8937add9 100644
--- a/templates/agent-template-aro-hcp.yml
+++ b/templates/agent-template-aro-hcp.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ parameters:
 - name: KLOG_V
   displayName: KLOG V Level
   description: Log verbosity level
-  value: "1"
+  value: "3"
 
 objects:
 - apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
diff --git a/templates/agent-template.yml b/templates/agent-template.yml
index 284097e7..0665a4f1 100644
--- a/templates/agent-template.yml
+++ b/templates/agent-template.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ parameters:
 - name: KLOG_V
   displayName: KLOG V Level
   description: Log verbosity level
-  value: "1"
+  value: "3"
 
 - name: MESSAGE_DRIVER_TYPE
   displayName: Message Driver Type
diff --git a/templates/service-template-aro-hcp.yml b/templates/service-template-aro-hcp.yml
index c9a703fd..c72a23f3 100755
--- a/templates/service-template-aro-hcp.yml
+++ b/templates/service-template-aro-hcp.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ parameters:
 - name: KLOG_V
   displayName: KLOG V Level
   description: Log verbosity level
-  value: "1"
+  value: "3"
 
 - name: MEMORY_REQUEST
   description: Memory request for the API pods.
diff --git a/templates/service-template.yml b/templates/service-template.yml
index 8949ec35..60652fe0 100755
--- a/templates/service-template.yml
+++ b/templates/service-template.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ parameters:
 - name: KLOG_V
   displayName: KLOG V Level
   description: Log verbosity level
-  value: "1"
+  value: "3"
 
 - name: MEMORY_REQUEST
   description: Memory request for the API pods.