diff --git a/cmd/term-check/main.go b/cmd/term-check/main.go
index 8c8bae2..18a2bfb 100644
--- a/cmd/term-check/main.go
+++ b/cmd/term-check/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 
@@ -11,11 +13,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 var filepath = flag.String("config", "config.yaml", "Location of the configuration file.")
+var debug = flag.Bool("debug", os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL") == "debug", "sets log level to debug")
 
 func main() {
 	zerolog.TimeFieldFormat = ""
+	zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.InfoLevel)
+
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	// Default logging level is info unless debug flag is present
+	if *debug {
+		zerolog.SetGlobalLevel(zerolog.DebugLevel)
+	}
+
 	c := config.New(*filepath)
 
 	log.Info().Msg("Starting service...")