diff --git a/qa/suites/rados/verify/validater/valgrind.yaml b/qa/suites/rados/verify/validater/valgrind.yaml
index 0f711e85704..208b6579095 100644
--- a/qa/suites/rados/verify/validater/valgrind.yaml
+++ b/qa/suites/rados/verify/validater/valgrind.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ overrides:
     conf:
       global:
         osd heartbeat grace: 40
+        debug refs: 5
       mon:
         mon osd crush smoke test: false
     log-whitelist: