diff --git a/devstack/libs/collectd b/devstack/libs/collectd
index 3004d99..7e17cd2 100644
--- a/devstack/libs/collectd
+++ b/devstack/libs/collectd
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function adapt_collectd_conf {
 
         # Configure collectd-gnocchi-plugin.conf
         sudo sed -i 's|ModulePath.*$|ModulePath "'$COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_DIR'"|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-gnocchi-plugin.conf
-        sudo sed -i 's|VERBOSE.*$|VERBOSE '$COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE'|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-gnocchi-plugin.conf
+        sudo sed -i 's|VERBOSE.*$|VERBOSE '$COLLECTD_GNOCCHI_VERBOSE'|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-gnocchi-plugin.conf
         sudo sed -i 's|BATCH_SIZE.*$|BATCH_SIZE "'$COLLECTD_BATCH_SIZE'"|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-gnocchi-plugin.conf
         sudo sed -i 's|OS_AUTH_URL.*$|OS_AUTH_URL "'$OS_AUTH_URL'"|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-gnocchi-plugin.conf
         sudo sed -i 's|CEILOMETER_URL_TYPE.*$|CEILOMETER_URL_TYPE "'$CEILOMETER_URL_TYPE'"|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-gnocchi-plugin.conf
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ function adapt_collectd_conf {
 
         # Configure collectd-aodh-plugin.conf
         sudo sed -i 's|ModulePath.*$|ModulePath "'$COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_DIR'"|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-aodh-plugin.conf
-        sudo sed -i 's|VERBOSE.*$|VERBOSE '$COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE'|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-aodh-plugin.conf
+        sudo sed -i 's|VERBOSE.*$|VERBOSE '$COLLECTD_AODH_VERBOSE'|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-aodh-plugin.conf
         sudo sed -i 's|OS_AUTH_URL.*$|OS_AUTH_URL "'$OS_AUTH_URL'"|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-aodh-plugin.conf
         sudo sed -i 's|CEILOMETER_URL_TYPE.*$|CEILOMETER_URL_TYPE "'$CEILOMETER_URL_TYPE'"|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-aodh-plugin.conf
         sudo sed -i 's|CEILOMETER_TIMEOUT.*$|CEILOMETER_TIMEOUT "'$CEILOMETER_TIMEOUT'"|g' $COLLECTD_CONF_DIR/collectd-aodh-plugin.conf
diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index 80ce6e3..f463cec 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ COLLECTD_REPO=${COLLECTD_REPO:-'https://github.com/collectd/collectd.git'}
 COLLECTD_PREFIX=${COLLECTD_PREFIX:-'/usr'}
 
 COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE=$(trueorfalse False COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE)
+COLLECTD_GNOCCHI_VERBOSE=$(trueorfalse COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE COLLECTD_GNOCCHI_VERBOSE)
+COLLECTD_AODH_VERBOSE=$(trueorfalse COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE COLLECTD_AODH_VERBOSE)
 
 COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_ENABLED=$(trueorfalse False COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_ENABLED)
 COLLECTD_GNOCCHI_ENABLED=$(trueorfalse True COLLECTD_GNOCCHI_ENABLED)
diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
index 7252a42..a6aaa07 100644
--- a/doc/source/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usage.rst
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ CEILOMETER_TIMEOUT
     Sets the ceilometer's request timeout. The value is passed in milliseconds.
     Default: 1000 i.e. 1 sec.
 
-
-COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE
-    (True|False) Set this to True to make collectd-{ceilometer,gnocchi}
-    debugging messages visible as info messagges. This is useful when running
-    the plugin inside a collectd compiled without debug message support.
-    Default: False
-
-
 COLLECTD_LOG_FILE
     (file) The path of the collectd log file.
     Default: /opt/stack/logs/collectd.log
@@ -94,12 +86,31 @@ COLLECTD_GNOCCHI_ENABLED
 
     Default: True
 
-
 COLLECTD_AODH_ENABLED
     (True|False) Toggles whether collectd-aodh-plugin is enabled.
 
     Default: False
 
+COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE
+    (True|False) Set this to True to make collectd-ceilometer debugging messages
+    visible as info messages. This is useful when running the plugin inside a
+    collectd compiled without debug message support.
+
+    Default: False
+
+COLLECTD_GNOCCHI_VERBOSE
+    (True|False) Set this to True to make collectd-gnocchi debugging messages
+    visible as info messages. This is useful when running the plugin inside a
+    collectd compiled without debug message support.
+
+    Default: $COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE
+
+COLLECTD_AODH_VERBOSE
+    (True|False) Set this to True to make collectd-aodh debugging messages
+    visible as info messages. This is useful when running the plugin inside
+    a collectd compiled without debug message support.
+
+    Default: $COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE
 
 COLLECTD_INSTALL_TYPE
     (source|binary) Specify whether the collectd installation should use the
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1676489-77bbb9522192a82a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1676489-77bbb9522192a82a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7005649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1676489-77bbb9522192a82a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fixes 'bug 1676489 https://bugs.launchpad.net/collectd-ceilometer-plugin/+bug/1676489'
+    Added new variables COLLECTD_GNOCCHI_VERBOSE and COLLECTD_AODH_VERBOSE, that now allow
+    the verbosity of the plugins to be configured separately. They default to the same value
+    as COLLECTD_CEILOMETER_VERBOSE. Included information on the
+    verbosity options in usage.rst.