diff --git a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemoteConfigSpec.scala b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemoteConfigSpec.scala
index 38d3c29fa8..3ca382b00e 100644
--- a/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemoteConfigSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-remote/src/test/scala/akka/remote/RemoteConfigSpec.scala
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class RemoteConfigSpec extends AkkaSpec(
       RemoteTransport must be("akka.remote.netty.NettyRemoteTransport")
       UntrustedMode must be(false)
       RemoteSystemDaemonAckTimeout must be(30 seconds)
-      LogRemoteLifeCycleEvents must be(false)
+      LogRemoteLifeCycleEvents must be(true)
     }
 
     "be able to parse Netty config elements" in {