diff --git a/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/controller_interface_base.hpp b/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/controller_interface_base.hpp
index 05ee0c8830..52bc970500 100644
--- a/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/controller_interface_base.hpp
+++ b/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/controller_interface_base.hpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class ControllerInterfaceBase : public rclcpp_lifecycle::node_interfaces::Lifecy
   CONTROLLER_INTERFACE_PUBLIC
   virtual return_type init(
     const std::string & controller_name, const std::string & namespace_ = "",
-    const rclcpp::NodeOptions & node_options = rclcpp::NodeOptions());
+    const rclcpp::NodeOptions & node_options = rclcpp::NodeOptions().enable_logger_service(true));
 
   /// Custom configure method to read additional parameters for controller-nodes
   /*