diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index f5bf904dc..92b00c1ec 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
   # Use the lowest log level to ensure availability of diagnostic information
   # when problems arise.
-  config.log_level = :info
+  config.log_level = ENV.fetch("RAILS_LOG_LEVEL") { "info" }
 
   # Prepend all log lines with the following tags.
   config.log_tags = [ :request_id ]