diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index cb3d1bc49..f37bb8833 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ RAILS_ENV=development
 PORT=3001
 WEB_CONCURRENCY=0
 RAILS_LOG_TO_STDOUT=true
+# Log Level options: "INFO" | "DEBUG" | "INFO" | "WARN" | "ERROR" | "FATAL"
+RAILS_LOG_LEVEL=INFO
 RAILS_SERVE_STATIC_FILES=true
 SECRET_KEY_BASE=test
 APP_HOST=http://localhost:3001
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index dd385facf..a03ef162b 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Rails.application.configure do
     config.logger = ActiveSupport::Logger.new(STDOUT)
   end
 
+  config.log_level = ENV.fetch('RAILS_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO').to_sym
+
   config.colorize_logging = false
   config.logger.formatter = StandardNotesFormatter.new
 
@@ -64,10 +66,6 @@ Rails.application.configure do
   # Force all access to the app over SSL, use Strict-Transport-Security, and use secure cookies.
   # config.force_ssl = true
 
-  # Use the lowest log level to ensure availability of diagnostic information
-  # when problems arise.
-  config.log_level = :info
-
   # Prepend all log lines with the following tags.
   # config.log_tags = [ :subdomain, :uuid ]