diff --git a/hypertrade/daemon.py b/hypertrade/daemon.py
index 5a12325..4651772 100644
--- a/hypertrade/daemon.py
+++ b/hypertrade/daemon.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from starlette.middleware.trustedhost import TrustedHostMiddleware
 
 from .config import get_settings
-from .logging import log_startup_banner, log_endpoints
+from .logging import log_startup_banner, log_endpoints, configure_logging
 from .middleware.logging import LoggingMiddleware
 from .middleware.content_limit import ContentLengthLimitMiddleware
 from .middleware.rate_limit import RateLimitMiddleware
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ def create_daemon() -> FastAPI:
     except ValidationError:
         _please_die_gracefully()
 
+    # Configure logging based on settings
+    configure_logging(settings.log_level)
+
     app.state.settings = settings
 
     # Pre-bind optional Telegram notifier to avoid per-request env access
diff --git a/hypertrade/logging.py b/hypertrade/logging.py
index d39b655..35d20f7 100644
--- a/hypertrade/logging.py
+++ b/hypertrade/logging.py
@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@
 # Use uvicorn.error logger (guaranteed to exist + colored in dev)
 log = pylog.getLogger("uvicorn.error")
 
+
+def configure_logging(log_level: str = "INFO") -> None:
+    """Configure Python logging to use the specified level."""
+    level = log_level.upper()
+    valid_levels = {"CRITICAL", "ERROR", "WARNING", "INFO", "DEBUG", "NOTSET"}
+
+    if level not in valid_levels:
+        level = "INFO"
+
+    # Configure uvicorn loggers
+    pylog.getLogger("uvicorn").setLevel(level)
+    pylog.getLogger("uvicorn.access").setLevel(level)
+    pylog.getLogger("uvicorn.error").setLevel(level)
+
+    # Configure app logger
+    pylog.getLogger("hypertrade").setLevel(level)
+
 # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 class _MessageFilter(pylog.Filter):
     def __init__(self, *, deny_contains: Optional[List[str]] = None):