diff --git a/manila/utils.py b/manila/utils.py
index f54472a471..aec9317524 100644
--- a/manila/utils.py
+++ b/manila/utils.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ from manila.i18n import _
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+if hasattr('CONF', 'debug') and CONF.debug:
+    logging.getLogger("paramiko").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 _ISO8601_TIME_FORMAT_SUBSECOND = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%f'
 _ISO8601_TIME_FORMAT = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'