diff --git a/cmd/apiary.go b/cmd/apiary.go
index e6b8cfb..c61e90a 100644
--- a/cmd/apiary.go
+++ b/cmd/apiary.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/coreos/go-systemd/daemon"
@@ -264,7 +265,19 @@ func setupLoggers(cfg config.Config) *loggerCollection {
 	logEncoderCfg := zap.NewProductionEncoderConfig()
 	logEncoderCfg.EncodeCaller = func(caller zapcore.EntryCaller, enc zapcore.PrimitiveArrayEncoder) {}
 
-	level := zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.InfoLevel)
+	var level zap.AtomicLevel
+	switch strings.ToUpper(cfg.Honeypot.LogLevel) {
+	case "INFO":
+		level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.InfoLevel)
+	case "DEBUG":
+		level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.DebugLevel)
+	case "WARN", "WARNING":
+		level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.WarnLevel)
+	case "ERR", "ERROR":
+		level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.WarnLevel)
+	default:
+		level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zap.InfoLevel)
+	}
 	logEncoderCfg.EncodeLevel = zapcore.CapitalColorLevelEncoder
 	logEncoderCfg.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
 	logEncoderCfg.EncodeDuration = zapcore.StringDurationEncoder