diff --git a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
index 48ad8b7e..e4e3cd65 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
+++ b/waku/v2/node/wakunode2.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	golog "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ func New(opts ...WakuNodeOption) (*WakuNode, error) {
 
 	if params.logger == nil {
 		params.logger = utils.Logger()
+		golog.SetAllLoggers(params.logLevel)
 	}
 
 	if params.privKey == nil {
diff --git a/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go b/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go
index b0c1c377..ae59ec9e 100644
--- a/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go
+++ b/waku/v2/node/wakuoptions.go
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ type WakuNodeParameters struct {
 	wssPort   int
 	tlsConfig *tls.Config
 
-	logger *zap.Logger
+	logger   *zap.Logger
+	logLevel logging.LogLevel
 
 	noDefaultWakuTopic      bool
 	enableRelay             bool
@@ -150,7 +151,8 @@ func WithLogger(l *zap.Logger) WakuNodeOption {
 // WithLogLevel is a WakuNodeOption that sets the log level for go-waku
 func WithLogLevel(lvl zapcore.Level) WakuNodeOption {
 	return func(params *WakuNodeParameters) error {
-		logging.SetAllLoggers(logging.LogLevel(lvl))
+		params.logLevel = logging.LogLevel(lvl)
+		logging.SetAllLoggers(params.logLevel)
 		return nil
 	}
 }