diff --git a/cmd/storemsgcounter/execute.go b/cmd/storemsgcounter/execute.go
index 8b97384..5628589 100644
--- a/cmd/storemsgcounter/execute.go
+++ b/cmd/storemsgcounter/execute.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/waku-org/storenode-messages/internal/logging"
 	"github.com/waku-org/storenode-messages/internal/persistence"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
@@ -92,8 +93,13 @@ func Execute(ctx context.Context, options Options) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	lvl, err := zapcore.ParseLevel(options.LogLevel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	wakuNode, err := node.New(
-		node.WithLogLevel(zap.DebugLevel), // options.LogLevel
+		node.WithLogLevel(lvl),
 		node.WithNTP(),
 		node.WithClusterID(uint16(options.ClusterID)),
 		node.WithHostAddress(hostAddr),
diff --git a/cmd/storemsgcounter/main.go b/cmd/storemsgcounter/main.go
index 88efbed..3fa18e0 100644
--- a/cmd/storemsgcounter/main.go
+++ b/cmd/storemsgcounter/main.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var options Options
 
 func main() {
 	// Defaults
-	options.LogLevel = "INFO"
+	options.LogLevel = "DEBUG"
 	options.LogEncoding = "console"
 
 	app := &cli.App{