diff --git a/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk11.yml b/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk11.yml
index e343948fd..92956c723 100644
--- a/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk11.yml
+++ b/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk11.yml
@@ -34,4 +34,6 @@ services:
       ENABLE_JMX: "true"
       JMX_HOST: gameserver-jdk11
       JMX_PORT: "7091"
-      JVM_OPTS: -javaagent:/opt/cryostat/agent.jar
+      JVM_OPTS: >-
+        -Dio.cryostat.agent.shaded.org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=trace
+        -javaagent:/opt/cryostat/agent.jar
diff --git a/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk17.yml b/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk17.yml
index beb01a648..01ebd5e7a 100644
--- a/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk17.yml
+++ b/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk17.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ services:
       ENABLE_JMX: "true"
       JMX_HOST: gameserver-jdk17
       JMX_PORT: "7092"
-      JVM_OPTS: -javaagent:/opt/cryostat/agent.jar
+      JVM_OPTS: >-
+        -Dio.cryostat.agent.shaded.org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=trace
+        -javaagent:/opt/cryostat/agent.jar
     volumes:
       - ${DIR}/compose/auth_certs:/auth_certs:z
diff --git a/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk21.yml b/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk21.yml
index ab998ff6c..8ef9555e4 100644
--- a/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk21.yml
+++ b/compose/sample_apps/gameserver-jdk21.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ services:
       ENABLE_JMX: "true"
       JMX_HOST: gameserver-jdk21
       JMX_PORT: "7093"
-      JVM_OPTS: -javaagent:/opt/cryostat/agent.jar
+      JVM_OPTS: >-
+        -Dio.cryostat.agent.shaded.org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=trace
+        -javaagent:/opt/cryostat/agent.jar
     volumes:
       - ${DIR}/compose/auth_certs:/auth_certs:z
diff --git a/compose/sample_apps/opensearch.yml b/compose/sample_apps/opensearch.yml
index 52d971eca..e057e330d 100644
--- a/compose/sample_apps/opensearch.yml
+++ b/compose/sample_apps/opensearch.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ services:
       discovery.type: single-node
       # Reference: https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security/configuration/demo-configuration/#setting-up-a-custom-admin-password
       OPENSEARCH_INITIAL_ADMIN_PASSWORD: password4Opense@rch
-      OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS: >
+      OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS: >-
+        -Dio.cryostat.agent.shaded.org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=trace
         -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.autodiscovery=true
         -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote
         -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=9292
diff --git a/compose/sample_apps/quarkus-cryostat-agent.yml b/compose/sample_apps/quarkus-cryostat-agent.yml
index 23e4545c8..2342abeed 100644
--- a/compose/sample_apps/quarkus-cryostat-agent.yml
+++ b/compose/sample_apps/quarkus-cryostat-agent.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ services:
       JAVA_OPTS_APPEND: >-
         -Dquarkus.http.host=0.0.0.0
         -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.jboss.logmanager.LogManager
+        -Dio.cryostat.agent.shaded.org.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=trace
         -javaagent:/deployments/app/cryostat-agent.jar
         -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.autodiscovery=false
         -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote