diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsenb.conf.tmpl b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsenb.conf.tmpl
index dccade5..d28d255 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsenb.conf.tmpl
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsenb.conf.tmpl
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 # filename: File path to use for packet captures
 #####################################################################
 [pcap]
-enable = false
+enable = ${'true' if enb.enable_pcap else 'false'}
 filename = /tmp/enb.pcap
 
 #####################################################################
diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsepc.conf.tmpl b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsepc.conf.tmpl
index 8acd22f..cb03967 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsepc.conf.tmpl
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsepc.conf.tmpl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 #
 ####################################################################
 [pcap]
-enable   = false
+enable   = ${'true' if epc.enable_pcap else 'false'}
 filename = /tmp/epc.pcap
 
 ####################################################################
diff --git a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsue.conf.tmpl b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsue.conf.tmpl
index f7dee03..4a4828e 100644
--- a/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsue.conf.tmpl
+++ b/src/osmo_gsm_tester/templates/srsue.conf.tmpl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 # nas_filename: File path to use for NAS packet captures
 #####################################################################
 [pcap]
-enable = true
+enable = ${'true' if ue.enable_pcap else 'false'}
 filename = /tmp/ue.pcap
 nas_enable = false
 nas_filename = /tmp/nas.pcap