diff --git a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml
index c6d92215..376af188 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/defaults/main.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ matrix_bot_maubot_management_interface_http_bind_port: ''
 matrix_bot_maubot_port: 29316
 matrix_bot_maubot_unshared_secret: 'generate'
 
+# Specifies the default log level for all bot loggers.
+matrix_bot_maubot_logging_level: WARNING
+
 # A list of extra arguments to pass to the container
 matrix_bot_maubot_container_extra_arguments: []
 
diff --git a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/templates/config/config.yaml.j2 b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/templates/config/config.yaml.j2
index ef46fe76..041522f8 100644
--- a/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/templates/config/config.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/matrix-bot-maubot/templates/config/config.yaml.j2
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ logging:
             formatter: colored
     loggers:
         maubot:
-            level: DEBUG
+            level: {{ matrix_bot_maubot_logging_level|to_json }}
         mau:
-            level: DEBUG
+            level: {{ matrix_bot_maubot_logging_level|to_json }}
         aiohttp:
-            level: INFO
+            level: {{ matrix_bot_maubot_logging_level|to_json }}
     root:
-        level: DEBUG
+        level: {{ matrix_bot_maubot_logging_level|to_json }}
         handlers: [console]