diff --git a/tests/functional/Voltha_ErrorScenarios.robot b/tests/functional/Voltha_ErrorScenarios.robot
index d41a7d6..be8bae1 100755
--- a/tests/functional/Voltha_ErrorScenarios.robot
+++ b/tests/functional/Voltha_ErrorScenarios.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@
 # Per-test logging on failure is turned off by default; set this variable to enable
 ${container_log_dir}    ${None}
 
+# logging flag to enable Collect Logs, can be passed via the command line too
+# example: -v logging:False
+${logging}    True
+
 *** Test Cases ***
 Adding the same OLT before and after enabling the device
     [Documentation]    Create OLT, Create the same OLT again and Check for the Error message