diff --git a/src/main/resources/logback.xml b/src/main/resources/logback.xml
index d919ff87ab..db99763494 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/logback.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/logback.xml
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
         <appender-ref ref="METRICS" />
     </root>
 
-    <logger name="io.iohk.ethereum.network.rlpx.RLPxConnectionHandler" level="INFO" />
+    <logger name="io.iohk.ethereum.network.rlpx.RLPxConnectionHandler" level="DEBUG" />
     <logger name="io.iohk.ethereum.blockchain.sync.SyncController" level="INFO" />
-    <logger name="io.iohk.ethereum.network.PeerActor" level="INFO" />
+    <logger name="io.iohk.ethereum.network.PeerActor" level="DEBUG" />
     <logger name="io.iohk.ethereum.vm.VM" level="OFF" />
 
 </configuration>
diff --git a/src/universal/conf/testnet-internal.conf b/src/universal/conf/testnet-internal.conf
index c54ff71204..813547343f 100644
--- a/src/universal/conf/testnet-internal.conf
+++ b/src/universal/conf/testnet-internal.conf
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ mantis {
       # All testnet members are assumed to be honest so blacklisting is turned off
       short-blacklist-duration = 0
       long-blacklist-duration = 0
+
+      wait-for-handshake-timeout = 15 seconds
+
     }
 
     rpc {