diff --git a/waku.go b/waku.go
index bf567a77..1d39b9b5 100644
--- a/waku.go
+++ b/waku.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	lvl, err := logging.LevelFromString("info")
+	lvl, err := logging.LevelFromString(options.LogLevel)
 	if err != nil {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
diff --git a/waku/options.go b/waku/options.go
index 7072f195..67c4bef4 100644
--- a/waku/options.go
+++ b/waku/options.go
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	KeepAlive   int      `long:"keep-alive" default:"20" description:"Interval in seconds for pinging peers to keep the connection alive."`
 	UseDB       bool     `long:"use-db" description:"Use SQLiteDB to persist information"`
 	DBPath      string   `long:"dbpath" default:"./store.db" description:"Path to DB file"`
+	LogLevel    string   `short:"l" long:"log-level" description:"Define the logging level, supported strings are: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, DPANIC, PANIC, FATAL, and their lower-case forms." default:"INFO"`
 
 	Relay            RelayOptions            `group:"Relay Options"`
 	Store            StoreOptions            `group:"Store Options"`