diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/readme.txt b/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/readme.txt
index cc74943e..eadc3375 100644
--- a/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/readme.txt
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/readme.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Reserved facilities for logging in various subsystems:
 
  - local0: rauc
  - local1: containers
- - local2: 
+ - local2: routing (frr)
  - local3: 
  - local5: 
  - local6: reserved 
diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/routing.conf b/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/routing.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f6de5d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/etc/syslog.d/routing.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+local2.*                -/var/log/routing
diff --git a/board/common/rootfs/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/frr.conf b/board/common/rootfs/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/frr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7dc8851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/board/common/rootfs/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/frr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d /var/run/frr 0755 frr frr -
diff --git a/src/confd/src/ietf-routing.c b/src/confd/src/ietf-routing.c
index 73a0d28a..f7ca0fa5 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/ietf-routing.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/ietf-routing.c
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@
 #define BFDD_CONF "/etc/frr/bfd_enabled" /* Just signal that bfd should be enabled*/
 #define BFDD_CONF_NEXT BFDD_CONF "+"
 
-#define FRR_STATIC_CONFIG "! Generated by Infix\n\
+#define FRR_STATIC_CONFIG "! Generated by Infix confd\n\
 frr defaults traditional\n\
 hostname Router\n\
 password zebra \n\
 enable password zebra\n\
-log syslog informational\n"
+no log unique-id\n\
+log syslog informational\n\
+log facility local2\n"
 
 int parse_ospf_interfaces(sr_session_ctx_t *session, struct lyd_node *areas, FILE *fp)
 {
@@ -126,6 +128,14 @@ int parse_ospf_areas(sr_session_ctx_t *session, struct lyd_node *areas, FILE *fp
 
 int parse_ospf(sr_session_ctx_t *session, struct lyd_node *ospf)
 {
+	const char *static_debug = "! OSPF default debug\
+debug ospf bfd\n				    \
+debug ospf packet all detail\n			    \
+debug ospf ism\n				    \
+debug ospf nsm\n				    \
+debug ospf default-information\n		    \
+debug ospf nssa\n\
+! OSPF configuration\n";
 	struct lyd_node *areas, *default_route;
 	const char *router_id;
 	int bfd_enabled = 0;
@@ -139,6 +149,8 @@ int parse_ospf(sr_session_ctx_t *session, struct lyd_node *ospf)
 	}
 
 	fputs(FRR_STATIC_CONFIG, fp);
+	fputs(static_debug, fp);
+
 	areas = lydx_get_child(ospf, "areas");
 	router_id = lydx_get_cattr(ospf, "explicit-router-id");
 	bfd_enabled = parse_ospf_interfaces(session, areas, fp);