diff --git a/api/ovdashboard_api/__init__.py b/api/ovdashboard_api/__init__.py
index aee62c4..ae8c6e6 100644
--- a/api/ovdashboard_api/__init__.py
+++ b/api/ovdashboard_api/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import logging.config
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
+from .settings import SETTINGS
+
 
 class LogConfig(BaseModel):
     """
@@ -16,16 +18,13 @@ class LogConfig(BaseModel):
     https://stackoverflow.com/a/67937084
     """
 
-    LOG_FORMAT: str = "%(levelprefix)s [%(asctime)s] %(name)s: %(message)s"
-    LOG_LEVEL: str = "DEBUG"
-
     # Logging config
     version = 1
     disable_existing_loggers = False
     formatters = {
         "default": {
             "()": "uvicorn.logging.DefaultFormatter",
-            "fmt": LOG_FORMAT,
+            "fmt": "%(levelprefix)s [%(asctime)s] %(name)s: %(message)s",
             "datefmt": "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
         },
     }
@@ -37,7 +36,10 @@ class LogConfig(BaseModel):
         },
     }
     loggers = {
-        "ovdashboard_api": {"handlers": ["default"], "level": LOG_LEVEL},
+        "ovdashboard_api": {
+            "handlers": ["default"],
+            "level": SETTINGS.log_level,
+        },
     }
 
 
diff --git a/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py b/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py
index 3dceb79..1877c14 100644
--- a/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py
+++ b/api/ovdashboard_api/settings.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     """
 
     production_mode: bool = False
+    log_level: str = "DEBUG"
     api_v1_prefix: str = "api/v1"
     openapi_url: str = "/openapi.json"
     docs_url: Optional[str] = "/docs"