diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 5b4e1d3..e73bb42 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 port = 1965
 # use "::" for ipv6 and ipv4 or "0.0.0.0" for ipv4 only
 host = "::"
+# log is optional and server wide. It defaults to info if not set. Other levels
+# are error, warn, and info. If error is set it will only show error. If warn
+# is set it will show error and warn. Info shows all three.
+log = "info"
 
 # There must be at least 1 server tag if a client doesn't send sni the server
 # will use this tag as its default.
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 3ded2f3..f3a2658 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use toml::de::Error;
 pub struct Config {
     pub port: u16,
     pub host: String,
+    pub log: Option<String>,
     pub server: Vec<Server>,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8b3499c..1f0abb9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ async fn handle_connection(
 }
 
 fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
-    simple_logger::init_with_level(log::Level::Info).unwrap();
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
     if args.len() != 2 {
         println!("Please run with the path to the config file.");
@@ -319,6 +318,21 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
             return Ok(());
         },
     };
+    let loglev = match &cfg.log {
+        None => log::Level::Info,
+        Some(l) => {
+            match l.as_str() {
+                "error" => log::Level::Error,
+                "warn" => log::Level::Warn,
+                "info" => log::Level::Info,
+                _ => {
+                    eprintln!("Incorrect log level in config file.");
+                    return Ok(());
+               },
+            }
+        },
+    };
+    simple_logger::init_with_level(loglev).unwrap();
     let cmap = cfg.to_map();
     let default = &cfg.server[0].hostname;
     println!("Serving {} vhosts", cfg.server.len());