diff --git a/tests/functional/Voltha_ONOSHATests.robot b/tests/functional/Voltha_ONOSHATests.robot
index 809a945..234733c 100644
--- a/tests/functional/Voltha_ONOSHATests.robot
+++ b/tests/functional/Voltha_ONOSHATests.robot
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 # 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 ***
 Verify restart ONOS instace master of device after subscriber is provisioned
     [Documentation]    Restat ONOS instance master of a given device and check that during restart and after the