diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a710d64..eca7109 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ Whether to remove the taint that denies pods from being deployed to the Kubernet
 
 Whether to enable the Kubernetes web dashboard UI (only accessible on the master itself, or proxied).
 
-    kubernetes_debug: false
-
-Whether to show extra debug info in Ansible's logs (e.g. the output of the `kubeadm init` command).
-
     kubernetes_pod_network_cidr: '10.244.0.0/16'
     kubernetes_apiserver_advertise_address: ''
     kubernetes_version_kubeadm: 'stable-{{ kubernetes_version }}'
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 06c24c4..dc937ce 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ kubernetes_kubeadm_init_extra_opts: ""
 
 kubernetes_allow_pods_on_master: true
 kubernetes_enable_web_ui: true
-kubernetes_debug: false
 
 kubernetes_pod_network_cidr: '10.244.0.0/16'
 kubernetes_apiserver_advertise_address: ''
diff --git a/tasks/master-setup.yml b/tasks/master-setup.yml
index a164c55..ee31867 100644
--- a/tasks/master-setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/master-setup.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
   when: kubernetes_init_stat.stat.exists == false
 
 - name: Print the init output to screen.
-  debug: var=kubeadmin_init.stdout
-  when:
-    - kubernetes_debug
-    - kubernetes_init_stat.stat.exists == false
+  debug:
+    var: kubeadmin_init.stdout
+    verbosity: 2
+  when: kubernetes_init_stat.stat.exists == false
 
 - name: Ensure .kube directory exists.
   file: