diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 51fc3e6..b6ab2d9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var (
 		ContentType    string `flag:"content-type,c" vardefault:"file_template" description:"Force content-type to be set to this value"`
 		FileTemplate   string `flag:"file-template" default:"" description:"Full name template of the uploaded file"`
 		Listen         string `flag:"listen" default:"" description:"Enable HTTP server if set to IP/Port (e.g. ':3000')"`
+		LogLevel       string `flag:"log-level" default:"info" description:"Log level (debug, info, warn, error, fatal)"`
 		Progress       bool   `flag:"progress" default:"false" description:"Show progress bar while uploading"`
 		VersionAndExit bool   `flag:"version" default:"false" description:"Prints current version and exits"`
 	}{}
@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ func initApp() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	if l, err := log.ParseLevel(cfg.LogLevel); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Fatal("Unable to parse log level")
+	} else {
+		log.SetLevel(l)
+	}
+
 	if cfg.BasePath != "" {
 		cfg.FileTemplate = strings.Join([]string{strings.TrimRight(cfg.BasePath, "/"), `{{ .SafeFileName }}`}, "/")
 		log.WithField("file-template", cfg.FileTemplate).Warn("Using deprecated base-path parameter! Using update file-template...")