diff --git a/config.template.yml b/config.template.yml
index bef6d1089..5b2097584 100644
--- a/config.template.yml
+++ b/config.template.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+debug_level: info
+
 ldap:
   url: ldap://ldap
   base_dn: ou=users,dc=example,dc=com
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 4e9a10385..ddc2d9a75 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var config = {
   session_secret: yaml_config.session.secret,
   session_max_age: yaml_config.session.expiration || 3600000, // in ms
   store_directory: yaml_config.store_directory,
+  debug_level: yaml_config.debug_level,
   gmail: {
     user: yaml_config.notifier.gmail.username,
     pass: yaml_config.notifier.gmail.password
diff --git a/src/lib/server.js b/src/lib/server.js
index fe2394fc6..e3d9f40ca 100644
--- a/src/lib/server.js
+++ b/src/lib/server.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function run(config, ldap_client, u2f, fn) {
   app.set('views', view_directory);
   app.set('view engine', 'ejs');
 
-  winston.level = 'debug';
+  winston.level = config.debug_level || 'info';
 
   app.set('logger', winston);
   app.set('ldap client', ldap_client);