diff --git a/module_build_service/__init__.py b/module_build_service/__init__.py
index b8e638ae..da91231d 100644
--- a/module_build_service/__init__.py
+++ b/module_build_service/__init__.py
@@ -128,7 +128,11 @@ def notfound_error(e):
 
 init_logging(conf)
 log = getLogger(__name__)
-build_logs = ModuleBuildLogs(conf.build_logs_dir, conf.build_logs_name_format)
+build_logs = ModuleBuildLogs(
+    conf.build_logs_dir,
+    conf.build_logs_name_format,
+    conf.log_level,
+)
 
 
 def get_url_for(*args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/module_build_service/logger.py b/module_build_service/logger.py
index 838dc3a0..4218824d 100644
--- a/module_build_service/logger.py
+++ b/module_build_service/logger.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ModuleBuildLogs(object):
     """
     Manages ModuleBuildFileHandler logging handlers.
     """
-    def __init__(self, build_logs_dir, build_logs_name_format):
+    def __init__(self, build_logs_dir, build_logs_name_format, level=logging.INFO):
         """
         Creates new ModuleBuildLogs instance. Module build logs are stored
         to `build_logs_dir` directory.
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class ModuleBuildLogs(object):
         self.handlers = {}
         self.build_logs_dir = build_logs_dir
         self.build_logs_name_format = build_logs_name_format
+        self.level = level
 
     def path(self, build):
         """
@@ -122,8 +123,10 @@ class ModuleBuildLogs(object):
 
         # Create and add ModuleBuildFileHandler.
         handler = ModuleBuildFileHandler(build.id, self.path(build))
+        handler.setLevel(self.level)
         handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(log_format, None))
         log = logging.getLogger()
+        log.setLevel(self.level)
         log.addHandler(handler)
 
         self.handlers[build.id] = handler
diff --git a/tests/test_logger.py b/tests/test_logger.py
index 4a4d92af..618d8c19 100644
--- a/tests/test_logger.py
+++ b/tests/test_logger.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ class TestLogger(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(path))
         with open(path, "r") as f:
             data = f.read()
-            for level in ["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR"]:
+            # Note that DEBUG is not present unless configured server-wide.
+            for level in ["INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR"]:
                 self.assertTrue(data.find("%s - ignore this test msg1" % level) != -1)
 
         # Try to log more messages when build_log for module 1 is stopped.