diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a903982f0..b2de4e50e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ jobs:
           export NIMFLAGS="--colors:off -d:chronicles_colors:none"
           export USE_LIBBACKTRACE=0
 
-          make V=1 LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG POSTGRES=$postgres_enabled test
-          make V=1 LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG POSTGRES=$postgres_enabled testwakunode2
+          make V=1 POSTGRES=$postgres_enabled test
+          make V=1 POSTGRES=$postgres_enabled testwakunode2
 
   build-docker-image:
     needs: changes
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
index 8c7bf6f9b..09ef05a5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Building wakunode2.exe
       run: |
         export PATH="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.nim_runtime/bin:$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"
-        make wakunode2 LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG V=3 -j${{ env.NPROC }}
+        make wakunode2 V=3 -j${{ env.NPROC }}
 
     - name: Building libwaku.dll
       run: |
         export PATH="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.nim_runtime/bin:$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"
-        make libwaku STATIC=0 LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG V=1 -j
+        make libwaku STATIC=0 V=1 -j
 
     - name: Check Executable
       run: |
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5b16b9eee..412d0977a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ FROM rustlang/rust:nightly-alpine3.19 AS nim-build
 ARG NIMFLAGS
 ARG MAKE_TARGET=wakunode2
 ARG NIM_COMMIT
-ARG LOG_LEVEL=TRACE
 ARG HEAPTRACK_BUILD=0
 
 # Get build tools and required header files
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ RUN if [ "$HEAPTRACK_BUILD" = "1" ]; then \
 RUN make -j$(nproc) deps QUICK_AND_DIRTY_COMPILER=1 ${NIM_COMMIT}
 
 # Build the final node binary
-RUN make -j$(nproc) ${NIM_COMMIT} $MAKE_TARGET LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL} NIMFLAGS="${NIMFLAGS}"
+RUN make -j$(nproc) ${NIM_COMMIT} $MAKE_TARGET NIMFLAGS="${NIMFLAGS}"
 
 
 # PRODUCTION IMAGE -------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ea6514a9..08e9f5d13 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ docker-image:
 	docker build \
 		--build-arg="MAKE_TARGET=$(MAKE_TARGET)" \
 		--build-arg="NIMFLAGS=$(DOCKER_IMAGE_NIMFLAGS)" \
-		--build-arg="LOG_LEVEL=$(LOG_LEVEL)" \
 		--build-arg="HEAPTRACK_BUILD=$(HEAPTRACKER)" \
 		--label="commit=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)" \
 		--label="version=$(GIT_VERSION)" \
@@ -382,7 +381,6 @@ docker-liteprotocoltester:
 	docker build \
 		--build-arg="MAKE_TARGET=liteprotocoltester" \
 		--build-arg="NIMFLAGS=$(DOCKER_LPT_NIMFLAGS)" \
-		--build-arg="LOG_LEVEL=TRACE" \
 		--label="commit=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)" \
 		--label="version=$(GIT_VERSION)" \
 		--target $(if $(filter deploy,$(DOCKER_LPT_TAG)),deployment_lpt,standalone_lpt) \
diff --git a/waku.nimble b/waku.nimble
index d34ceb926..a7a1b2dd2 100644
--- a/waku.nimble
+++ b/waku.nimble
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ task libWakuIOS, "Build the mobile bindings for iOS":
   let extraParams = "-d:chronicles_log_level=ERROR"
   buildMobileIOS srcDir, extraParams
 
-proc test(name: string, params = "-d:chronicles_log_level=DEBUG") =
+proc test(name: string, params = "-d:chronicles_log_level=TRACE") =
   # XXX: When running `> NIM_PARAMS="-d:chronicles_log_level=INFO" make test2`
   # I expect compiler flag to be overridden, however it stays with whatever is
   # specified here.
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ proc test(name: string, params = "-d:chronicles_log_level=DEBUG") =
 
 ### Waku common tasks
 task testcommon, "Build & run common tests":
-  test "all_tests_common", "-d:chronicles_log_level=WARN -d:chronosStrictException"
+  test "all_tests_common", "-d:chronicles_log_level=TRACE -d:chronosStrictException"
 
 ### Waku tasks
 task wakunode2, "Build Waku v2 cli node":
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ task chat2bridge, "Build chat2bridge":
 
 task liteprotocoltester, "Build liteprotocoltester":
   let name = "liteprotocoltester"
-  buildBinary name, "apps/liteprotocoltester/"
+  buildBinary name, "apps/liteprotocoltester/", "-d:chronicles_log_level=TRACE"
 
 task lightpushwithmix, "Build lightpushwithmix":
   let name = "lightpush_publisher_mix"