diff --git a/crates/dtmm/src/main.rs b/crates/dtmm/src/main.rs
index 5a6844c..f60bfd8 100644
--- a/crates/dtmm/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/dtmm/src/main.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use clap::command;
 use clap::parser::ValueSource;
-use clap::value_parser;
-use clap::Arg;
+use clap::{command, value_parser, Arg};
 use color_eyre::eyre;
 use color_eyre::{Report, Result};
 use druid::AppLauncher;
@@ -19,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::controller::worker::work_thread;
 use crate::state::AsyncAction;
 use crate::state::{Delegate, State};
 use crate::ui::theme;
+use crate::util::log::LogLevel;
 
 mod controller;
 mod state;
@@ -46,10 +45,22 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 .value_parser(value_parser!(PathBuf))
                 .default_value(default_config_path.to_string_lossy().to_string()),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("log-level")
+                .long("log-level")
+                .help("The maximum level of log events to print")
+                .value_parser(value_parser!(LogLevel))
+                .default_value("info"),
+        )
         .get_matches();
 
     let (log_tx, log_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
-    util::log::create_tracing_subscriber(log_tx);
+    let level = if matches.value_source("log-level") == Some(ValueSource::DefaultValue) {
+        None
+    } else {
+        matches.get_one::<LogLevel>("log-level").cloned()
+    };
+    util::log::create_tracing_subscriber(log_tx, level);
 
     let (action_tx, action_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::unbounded_channel();
 
diff --git a/crates/dtmm/src/util/log.rs b/crates/dtmm/src/util/log.rs
index 75db550..b01ef5f 100644
--- a/crates/dtmm/src/util/log.rs
+++ b/crates/dtmm/src/util/log.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use clap::ValueEnum;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
 use tracing_error::ErrorLayer;
 use tracing_subscriber::filter::FilterFn;
@@ -7,6 +8,28 @@ use tracing_subscriber::layer::SubscriberExt;
 use tracing_subscriber::prelude::*;
 use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, ValueEnum)]
+pub enum LogLevel {
+    Trace,
+    Debug,
+    Info,
+    Warn,
+    Error,
+}
+
+impl From<LogLevel> for EnvFilter {
+    fn from(level: LogLevel) -> Self {
+        let filter = match level {
+            LogLevel::Trace => "error,dtmm=trace,sdk=trace",
+            LogLevel::Debug => "error,dtmm=debug,sdk=debug",
+            LogLevel::Info => "error,dtmm=info",
+            LogLevel::Warn => "error,dtmm=warn",
+            LogLevel::Error => "error",
+        };
+        EnvFilter::new(filter)
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct ChannelWriter {
     tx: UnboundedSender<Vec<u8>>,
 }
@@ -32,8 +55,10 @@ impl std::io::Write for ChannelWriter {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn create_tracing_subscriber(tx: UnboundedSender<Vec<u8>>) {
-    let env_layer = if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
+pub fn create_tracing_subscriber(tx: UnboundedSender<Vec<u8>>, level: Option<LogLevel>) {
+    let env_layer = if let Some(level) = level {
+        EnvFilter::from(level)
+    } else if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
         EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new("info"))
     } else {
         EnvFilter::new("error,dtmm=info")