diff --git a/Sources/App/Application+build.swift b/Sources/App/Application+build.swift
index 69ffe22..4bcd4ce 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Application+build.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Application+build.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ public protocol AppArguments {
 public func buildApplication(_ arguments: some AppArguments) -> some ApplicationProtocol {
     let logger = {
         var logger = Logger(label: "{{HB_PACKAGE_NAME}}")
-        logger.logLevel = arguments.logLevel ?? .info
+        logger.logLevel = 
+            arguments.logLevel ??
+            Environment.shared.get("LOG_LEVEL").map { Logger.Level(rawValue: $0) ?? .info } ??
+            .info
         return logger
     }()
     let router = Router()