diff --git a/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/controller_interface_base.hpp b/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/controller_interface_base.hpp
index bbc45c85837..9d780d2b35d 100644
--- a/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/controller_interface_base.hpp
+++ b/controller_interface/include/controller_interface/controller_interface_base.hpp
@@ -115,8 +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 & urdf, unsigned int cm_update_rate,
-    const std::string & namespace_ = "",
-    const rclcpp::NodeOptions & node_options = rclcpp::NodeOptions().enable_logger_service(true));
+    const std::string & namespace_ = "");
 
   /// Custom configure method to read additional parameters for controller-nodes
   /*
@@ -159,6 +158,12 @@ class ControllerInterfaceBase : public rclcpp_lifecycle::node_interfaces::Lifecy
   CONTROLLER_INTERFACE_PUBLIC
   const std::string & get_robot_description() const;
 
+  CONTROLLER_INTERFACE_PUBLIC
+  virtual rclcpp::NodeOptions get_node_options() const
+  {
+    return rclcpp::NodeOptions().enable_logger_service(true);
+  }
+
   /// Declare and initialize a parameter with a type.
   /**
    *
diff --git a/controller_interface/src/controller_interface_base.cpp b/controller_interface/src/controller_interface_base.cpp
index 4594e7ac071..1a7ccd8e01e 100644
--- a/controller_interface/src/controller_interface_base.cpp
+++ b/controller_interface/src/controller_interface_base.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ namespace controller_interface
 {
 return_type ControllerInterfaceBase::init(
   const std::string & controller_name, const std::string & urdf, unsigned int cm_update_rate,
-  const std::string & namespace_, const rclcpp::NodeOptions & node_options)
+  const std::string & namespace_)
 {
   node_ = std::make_shared<rclcpp_lifecycle::LifecycleNode>(
-    controller_name, namespace_, node_options, false);  // disable LifecycleNode service interfaces
+    controller_name, namespace_, get_node_options(),
+    false);  // disable LifecycleNode service interfaces
   urdf_ = urdf;
 
   try