diff --git a/gateway/common/config.go b/gateway/common/config.go
index 2c811ad..48aee7c 100644
--- a/gateway/common/config.go
+++ b/gateway/common/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
     log "log/slog"
     "os"
     "strconv"
+    "strings"
     "sync"
 )
 
@@ -21,12 +22,14 @@ const (
     REDIS_USER            = "REDIS_USER"
     REDIS_PASSWORD        = "REDIS_PASSWORD"
     INSTRUMENT_ENABLED    = "ENABLE_INSTRUMENT"
+    LOG_LEVEL             = "LOG_LEVEL"
 )
 
 // This may evolve to include config outside env, or use .env file for
 // convenience
 type Config struct {
     defaults map[string]string
+    loglevel *log.LevelVar
 }
 
 var config *Config
@@ -36,6 +39,7 @@ func setupConfig() *Config {
     configMutex.Do(func() {
         config = &Config{
             defaults: make(map[string]string),
+            loglevel: &log.LevelVar{},
         }
         config.defaults[SHUTDOWN_DELAY] = "5"
         config.defaults[JOB_BUFFER_SIZE] = "50"
@@ -43,6 +47,9 @@ func setupConfig() *Config {
         config.defaults[HOST] = "localhost"
         config.defaults[PORT] = "9000"
         config.defaults[INSTRUMENT_ENABLED] = "false"
+
+        level := parseLogLevel(os.Getenv(LOG_LEVEL))
+        config.SetLogLevel(level)
     })
     return config
 }
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@ func GetConfig(key string) string {
         if ok {
             return defaultval
         } else {
-            log.Warn("config not set no default", "key", key)
+            log.Warn("config not set, no default", "key", key)
             return ""
         }
     }
@@ -81,3 +88,26 @@ func Enabled(key string) bool {
     }
     return boolval
 }
+
+func GetLogLevel() log.Level {
+    configval := GetConfig(LOG_LEVEL)
+    return parseLogLevel(configval)
+}
+
+func parseLogLevel(level string) log.Level {
+    if strings.EqualFold(level, "ERROR") {
+        return log.LevelError
+    } else if strings.EqualFold(level, "WARN") {
+        return log.LevelWarn
+    } else if strings.EqualFold(level, "DEBUG") {
+        return log.LevelDebug
+    } else {
+        return log.LevelInfo
+    }
+}
+
+func (c *Config) SetLogLevel(level log.Level) {
+    c.loglevel.Set(level)
+    logger := log.New(log.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, &log.HandlerOptions{Level: c.loglevel}))
+    log.SetDefault(logger)
+}
diff --git a/gateway/gateway.go b/gateway/gateway.go
index 9b7d345..5456e05 100644
--- a/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ import (
 func gateway() {
     // Start job queue
     common.GetTaskQueue().SetupWorkers()
+    level := common.GetLogLevel()
 
-    log.Info("starting gateway")
+    log.Info("starting gateway", "level", level)
     proxy.Start()
 
     done := make(chan os.Signal, 1)