diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a855bc8..16f4e9c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mod model;
 
 use app::CalendarApp;
 use iced::Task;
-use std::path;
+use std::{env, path};
 use clap::Parser;
 use log::info;
 use simplelog::{SimpleLogger, Config};
@@ -70,5 +70,17 @@ pub fn main() -> iced::Result {
 }
 
 fn set_up_logger() {
-	SimpleLogger::init(log::LevelFilter::Info, Config::default()).unwrap();
+	let level = match env::var("RUST_LOG") {
+		Err(_) => log::LevelFilter::Info,
+		Ok(value) => match value.as_str() {
+			"error" => log::LevelFilter::Error,
+			"warn" => log::LevelFilter::Warn,
+			"info" => log::LevelFilter::Info,
+			"debug" => log::LevelFilter::Debug,
+			"trace" => log::LevelFilter::Trace,
+			"off" => log::LevelFilter::Off,
+			_ => log::LevelFilter::Info // anything else maps to info
+		}
+	};
+	SimpleLogger::init(level, Config::default()).unwrap();
 }