diff --git a/cmd/federation.go b/cmd/federation.go
index d845fed..e8c2f17 100644
--- a/cmd/federation.go
+++ b/cmd/federation.go
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ func main() {
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 
 	// bootstrap logger
+	logLevel, ok := os.LookupEnv("LOG_LEVEL")
+	if !ok {
+		logLevel = "info"
+	}
+	log.SetGlobalLevel(logLevel)
 	logger := log.NewLogger("main")
 
 	// Load connection string from .env file
diff --git a/internal/log/log.go b/internal/log/log.go
index 65bbfda..ef5185b 100644
--- a/internal/log/log.go
+++ b/internal/log/log.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 )
@@ -29,6 +30,23 @@ func NewLogger(name string) *Log {
 	return &Log{&logger}
 }
 
+func SetGlobalLevel(level string) {
+	switch strings.ToLower(level) {
+	case "disabled":
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.Disabled)
+	case "error":
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.ErrorLevel)
+	case "warning":
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.WarnLevel)
+	case "info":
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.InfoLevel)
+	case "debug":
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.DebugLevel)
+	default:
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.InfoLevel)
+	}
+}
+
 func (logger *Log) Info(msg string) {
 	logger.Logger.Info().Msg(msg)
 }