diff --git a/core/om/root.go b/core/om/root.go
index 179829711..0ddd23677 100644
--- a/core/om/root.go
+++ b/core/om/root.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package om
 import (
 	// Necessary to use go:embed
 	_ "embed"
-
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -189,7 +188,8 @@ func init() {
 	root.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&configFlag, "config", "", "Config file (default \"$HOME/.opensvc.yaml\").")
 	root.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&colorFlag, "color", "auto", "Output colorization yes|no|auto.")
 	root.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&serverFlag, "server", "", "URI of the opensvc api server.")
-	root.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&logFlag, "log", "", "Display logs on the console at the specified level.")
+	root.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&logFlag, "log", "info", "Display logs on the console with one of the specified level: "+
+		"trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal, panic, none")
 	root.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&callerFlag, "caller", false, "Show caller <file>:<line> in logs.")
 }
 
diff --git a/util/logging/logging.go b/util/logging/logging.go
index afc0e3b98..695d3581c 100644
--- a/util/logging/logging.go
+++ b/util/logging/logging.go
@@ -94,14 +94,20 @@ func SetDefaultConsoleWriter(w zerolog.ConsoleWriter) {
 	consoleWriter = w
 }
 
-func Logger() zerolog.Logger {
-	return log.Logger
-}
-
 // Configure sets up the logging framework
 func Configure(config Config) error {
 	var writers []io.Writer
 
+	if config.Level == "none" {
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.NoLevel)
+	} else if config.Level == "" {
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.InfoLevel)
+	} else if configLevel, err := zerolog.ParseLevel(config.Level); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid log level %s", config.Level)
+	} else {
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(configLevel)
+	}
+
 	zerolog.TimeFieldFormat = time.RFC3339Nano
 
 	if writer := journald.NewJournalDWriter(); writer != nil {
@@ -122,23 +128,6 @@ func Configure(config Config) error {
 
 	logger := log.Output(mw)
 
-	switch config.Level {
-	case "debug":
-		logger = logger.Level(zerolog.DebugLevel)
-	case "info":
-		logger = logger.Level(zerolog.InfoLevel)
-	case "warn", "warning":
-		logger = logger.Level(zerolog.WarnLevel)
-	case "error":
-		logger = logger.Level(zerolog.ErrorLevel)
-	case "fatal":
-		logger = logger.Level(zerolog.FatalLevel)
-	case "panic":
-		logger = logger.Level(zerolog.PanicLevel)
-	default:
-		logger = logger.Level(zerolog.InfoLevel)
-	}
-
 	if config.WithCaller {
 		// skip one more for plog wrappers
 		logger = logger.With().CallerWithSkipFrameCount(zerolog.CallerSkipFrameCount + 1).Logger()