diff --git a/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py b/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py
index d9211c8e17c5..18e51f9beda6 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py
+++ b/tests/rptest/services/redpanda.py
@@ -3055,6 +3055,7 @@ def write_bootstrap_cluster_config(self):
             conf.update(dict(sasl_mechanisms=self._security.sasl_mechanisms))
 
         conf_yaml = yaml.dump(conf)
+        self.logger.debug(conf_yaml)
         for node in self.nodes:
             self.logger.info(
                 "Writing bootstrap cluster config file {}:{}".format(