diff --git a/templates/web.yml.template b/templates/web.yml.template
index d3ea31e..8f4e49b 100644
--- a/templates/web.yml.template
+++ b/templates/web.yml.template
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ samconfiguration:
 metricsConfig:
   s3BucketName: {{ METRICS_BUCKET_NAME }}
 
+diagnosticsConfig:
+  logRequests: true
+  logPeriodic: true
+
 # the following values describe where the webservice is being run (and on what port and using what scheme) to configure swagger
 externalConfig:
   basePath: /api/
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ logging:
       appenders:
         - type: console
           logFormat: "%-5p [%d{ISO8601,UTC}] %c\t %replace(%replace(%msg){'[\\n{};]',''}){'([A-Za-z]) ([A-Za-z])','$1_$2'}%n%rEx"
+    "io.dockstore.webservice.helpers.DiagnosticsHelper": DEBUG
   #logging for other dropwizard things
   appenders:
     - type: console