diff --git a/letsencrypt-acmetool-client/defaults/main.yml b/letsencrypt-acmetool-client/defaults/main.yml
index cdf1c66f..9a95a9bf 100644
--- a/letsencrypt-acmetool-client/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/letsencrypt-acmetool-client/defaults/main.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ letsencrypt_acme_user_home: /var/lib/acme
 letsencrypt_acme_log_dir: /var/log/acme
 
 letsencrypt_acme_command: acmetool
-letsencrypt_acme_command_opts: '--batch --xlog.syslog --xlog.severity=info'
+letsencrypt_acme_command_opts: '--batch --xlog.syslog --xlog.syslogseverity=INFO --xlog.file="{{ letsencrypt_acme_log_dir }}/certrequest.log" --xlog.fileseverity=TRACE'
 letsencrypt_acme_config_dir: '{{ letsencrypt_acme_user_home }}/conf'
 letsencrypt_acme_certsconf_dir: '{{ letsencrypt_acme_user_home }}/desired'
 letsencrypt_acme_dest_dir: '{{ ansible_fqdn }}'