diff --git a/roles/tripleo_deploy/README.md b/roles/tripleo_deploy/README.md
index c4dcdc2..8ef4440 100644
--- a/roles/tripleo_deploy/README.md
+++ b/roles/tripleo_deploy/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Role Variables
 * `tripleo_deploy_cleanup`: (Boolean) Cleanup temporary files after execution. Default: false
 * `tripleo_deploy_control_virtual_ip`: (String) Control plain VIP address.
 * `tripleo_deploy_debug`: (Boolean) Flag to print out the command that is run. Default: false
+* `tripleo_deploy_debug_arg`: (Boolean) Flag for ansible to use -vv. Default: false
 * `tripleo_deploy_generate_scripts`: (Boolean) Write out a shell script that can be used to reproduce the command being executed. By default uses the value of `tripleo_generate_scripts` or False if `tripleo_generate_scripts` is not defined.
 * `tripleo_deploy_generate_scripts_only`: (Boolean) Do not run the actual command - to be used in conjonction with `tripleo_deploy_generate_scripts`. By default uses the value of `tripleo_generate_scripts_only` or False if `tripleo_generate_scripts_only` is not defined.
 * `tripleo_deploy_deployment_python_interpreter`: (String) Path to a python interpreter for the deployment actions.
diff --git a/roles/tripleo_deploy/defaults/main.yml b/roles/tripleo_deploy/defaults/main.yml
index d00cc97..1cf5290 100644
--- a/roles/tripleo_deploy/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/tripleo_deploy/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ tripleo_deploy_become: true
 tripleo_deploy_cleanup: false
 tripleo_deploy_control_virtual_ip:
 tripleo_deploy_debug: false
+tripleo_deploy_debug_arg: false
 tripleo_deploy_deployment_python_interpreter:
 tripleo_deploy_deployment_user: "{{ ansible_env.USER }}"
 tripleo_deploy_environment_files: []
diff --git a/roles/tripleo_deploy/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/tripleo_deploy/molecule/default/converge.yml
index ce80ad5..517bb44 100644
--- a/roles/tripleo_deploy/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/tripleo_deploy/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -385,3 +385,19 @@
       assert:
         that:
           - tripleo_deploy_output == "tripleo deploy --local-ip 192.168.24.2/24 --force-stack-update"
+
+    - name: Check parameter "tripleo_deploy_debug_arg"
+      include_role:
+        name: "tripleo_deploy"
+      vars:
+        tripleo_deploy_templates:
+        tripleo_deploy_stack:
+        tripleo_deploy_standalone: false
+        tripleo_deploy_standalone_role:
+        tripleo_deploy_timeout_arg:
+        tripleo_deploy_debug_arg: true
+
+    - name: Assert "tripleo_deploy_debug_arg"
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - tripleo_deploy_output == "tripleo deploy --debug --local-ip 192.168.24.2/24"
diff --git a/roles/tripleo_deploy/tasks/main.yml b/roles/tripleo_deploy/tasks/main.yml
index faed3af..f9bb784 100644
--- a/roles/tripleo_deploy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/tripleo_deploy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   set_fact:
     _deploy_cmd: >-
       {{ openstack_bin }} tripleo deploy
+      {{ tripleo_deploy_debug_arg | ternary('--debug', '') }}
       {{ tripleo_deploy_templates | ternary('--templates $DEPLOY_TEMPLATES', '') }}
       {{ tripleo_deploy_standalone | ternary('--standalone', '') }}
       {{ tripleo_deploy_upgrade | ternary('--upgrade', '') }}