diff --git a/cmd/portal/portal.go b/cmd/portal/portal.go
index 989fa9a..96cfd85 100644
--- a/cmd/portal/portal.go
+++ b/cmd/portal/portal.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/api"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/config"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/interfaces"
+	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/logger"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/protocols"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/portal/storage"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
@@ -28,12 +29,10 @@ type PortalImpl struct {
 }
 
 func NewPortal() interfaces.Portal {
-	logger, _ := zap.NewDevelopment()
 
 	portal := &PortalImpl{
 		apiRegistry:      api.NewRegistry(),
 		protocolRegistry: protocols.NewProtocolRegistry(),
-		logger:           logger,
 		storage:          nil,
 	}
 
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ func (p *PortalImpl) Identity() ed25519.PrivateKey {
 func (p *PortalImpl) getInitFuncs() []func() error {
 	return []func() error{
 		func() error {
-			return config.Init(p.Logger())
+			return config.Init()
 		},
 		func() error {
 			var seed [32]byte
@@ -122,6 +121,12 @@ func (p *PortalImpl) getInitFuncs() []func() error {
 
 			return nil
 		},
+
+		func() error {
+			p.logger = logger.Get(p.Config())
+
+			return nil
+		},
 		func() error {
 			return protocols.Init(p.protocolRegistry)
 		},
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index b0426a7..0048e72 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-func Init(logger *zap.Logger) error {
+func Init() error {
+	logger, _ := zap.NewDevelopment()
 	viper.SetConfigName("config")
 	viper.SetConfigType("yaml")
 
@@ -45,4 +46,5 @@ func Init(logger *zap.Logger) error {
 
 func defaults() {
 	viper.SetDefault("core.post-upload-limit", 1024*1024*1000)
+	viper.SetDefault("core.log.level", "info")
 }
diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38214da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package logger
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+	"os"
+)
+
+var (
+	logger *zap.Logger
+)
+
+func Get(viper *viper.Viper) *zap.Logger {
+	if logger == nil {
+
+		// Create a new atomic level
+		atomicLevel := zap.NewAtomicLevel()
+
+		// Set initial log level, for example, info level
+		atomicLevel.SetLevel(mapLogLevel(viper.GetString("core.log.level")))
+
+		// Create the logger with the atomic level
+		logger = zap.New(zapcore.NewCore(
+			zapcore.NewConsoleEncoder(zap.NewDevelopmentEncoderConfig()),
+			zapcore.Lock(os.Stdout),
+			atomicLevel,
+		))
+	}
+
+	return logger
+}
+
+func mapLogLevel(level string) zapcore.Level {
+	switch level {
+	case "debug":
+		return zapcore.DebugLevel
+	case "info":
+		return zapcore.InfoLevel
+	case "warn":
+		return zapcore.WarnLevel
+	default:
+		return zapcore.ErrorLevel
+	}
+}