diff --git a/voltha/templates/_helpers.tpl b/voltha/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 44b0103..46046c3 100644
--- a/voltha/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/voltha/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@
 loggers:
   '':
     handlers: [console, localRotatingFile, kafka]
-    level: DEBUG
+    level: {{ .loglevel }}
     propagate: False
 {{- end }}