diff --git a/upstream/kustomization.yaml b/upstream/kustomization.yaml
--- a/upstream/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/upstream/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ bases:
 patchesStrategicMerge:
   - "patch.yaml"
 
-# patches:
-#   - target:
-#       kind: Deployment
-#       name: pomerium
-#       namespace: pomerium
-#     patch: |-
-#       - op: add
-#         path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-
-#         value: "--debug"
+patches:
+  - target:
+      kind: Deployment
+      name: pomerium
+      namespace: pomerium
+    patch: |-
+      - op: add
+        path: /spec/template/spec/containers/0/args/-
+        value: "--debug"
 
   # fix for a digitalocean/dns issue https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/issues/2485#issuecomment-1167314615
   - target: