diff --git a/software/ipython_notebook/instance.cfg.in b/software/ipython_notebook/instance.cfg.in
index 39c584cf9428075e30e80a659b49cdc78be5c066..6be341bd9f987bc9eec23849024f73ad4d447424 100644
--- a/software/ipython_notebook/instance.cfg.in
+++ b/software/ipython_notebook/instance.cfg.in
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ command-line =
   --notebook-dir=${instance-parameter:notebook_dir}
   --logfile=${instance-parameter:logfile}
   --config=${ipython-notebook-config:rendered}
+# Add 'log-level' alias to 'DEBUG' so as to log requests being done while running
+# of service ipython_notebook.
+  --log-level="DEBUG"
 wrapper-path = ${directory:service}/ipython_notebook
 parameters-extra = true
 # Explicitly define IPython Directory to be used while starting ipython notebook
diff --git a/software/ipython_notebook/software.cfg b/software/ipython_notebook/software.cfg
index 4a9b6176ef73245608945cd6458162888e0c77a1..d5453e425c0e1c73562a0a975ca60ba9e43cde7a 100644
--- a/software/ipython_notebook/software.cfg
+++ b/software/ipython_notebook/software.cfg
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ recipe = slapos.recipe.template:jinja2
 template = ${:_profile_base_location_}/instance.cfg.in
 rendered = ${buildout:directory}/template.cfg
 mode = 0644
-md5sum = 6bc65c138215dc995e4721cc74bdf7ef
+md5sum = 4608f043f7a1f92064bf1eeab64b55f4
 context =
   key bin_directory buildout:bin-directory
   key develop_eggs_directory buildout:develop-eggs-directory