diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 29feb30..19d6bba 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ type EnvironmentConfig struct {
 }
 
 type GlobalConfig struct {
-	LogLevel string `yaml:"logLevel"`
-	// Profile  string `yaml:"profile"`
+	LogLevel string `yaml:"log_level"`
 }
 
 type FeatureConfig struct {
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@ func DefaultEnvironmentConfig() EnvironmentConfig {
 	return EnvironmentConfig{
 		Global: GlobalConfig{
 			LogLevel: "info",
-			// Profile:  "default",
 		},
 		Features: FeatureConfig{
 			BucketNotifications: BucketNotificationsFeatureConfig{
@@ -267,7 +265,6 @@ func DefaultEnvironmentConfig() EnvironmentConfig {
 				RepdAdmin: 4250,
 			},
 			RaftSessions: 3,
-			// LogLevel:     "info",
 			Migration: &MigrationConfig{
 				Deploy: false,
 				BasePorts: MdPortConfig{
@@ -288,7 +285,6 @@ func DefaultEnvironmentConfig() EnvironmentConfig {
 				RepdAdmin: 14250,
 			},
 			RaftSessions: 1,
-			// LogLevel:     "info",
 		},
 		Utapi:          UtapiConfig{},
 		MigrationTools: MigrationToolsConfig{},
diff --git a/templates/backbeat/config.json b/templates/backbeat/config.json
index 48af427..7ee0675 100644
--- a/templates/backbeat/config.json
+++ b/templates/backbeat/config.json
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
         }
     },
     "log": {
-        "logLevel": "trace",
+        "logLevel": "{{ .Backbeat.LogLevel }}",
         "dumpLevel": "error"
     },
     "metrics": {
diff --git a/templates/cloudserver/config-v7.json b/templates/cloudserver/config-v7.json
index 49493cd..306b974 100644
--- a/templates/cloudserver/config-v7.json
+++ b/templates/cloudserver/config-v7.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     },
     "clusters": 1,
     "log": {
-        "logLevel": "info",
+        "logLevel": "{{ .Cloudserver.LogLevel }}",
         "dumpLevel": "error"
     },
     "healthChecks": {
diff --git a/templates/cloudserver/config-v9.json b/templates/cloudserver/config-v9.json
index e469a7d..e2c042f 100644
--- a/templates/cloudserver/config-v9.json
+++ b/templates/cloudserver/config-v9.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     },
     "clusters": 1,
     "log": {
-        "logLevel": "info",
+        "logLevel": "{{ .Cloudserver.LogLevel }}",
         "dumpLevel": "error"
     },
     "healthChecks": {
diff --git a/templates/scuba/config.json b/templates/scuba/config.json
index ce2893b..3e1f3a4 100644
--- a/templates/scuba/config.json
+++ b/templates/scuba/config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "env": "test",
     "log": {
-        "logLevel": "info",
+        "logLevel": "{{ .Scuba.LogLevel }}",
         "dumpLevel": "info"
     },
     "retry": {
diff --git a/templates/utapi/config.json b/templates/utapi/config.json
index ff3431d..2b7f72f 100644
--- a/templates/utapi/config.json
+++ b/templates/utapi/config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "allowFrom": ["127.0.0.1/8", "::1"]
     },
     "log": {
-        "logLevel": "info",
+        "logLevel": "{{ .Utapi.LogLevel }}",
         "dumpLevel": "error"
     },
     "redis": {
diff --git a/templates/vault/config.json b/templates/vault/config.json
index fb32892..10976ac 100644
--- a/templates/vault/config.json
+++ b/templates/vault/config.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "keyFilePath": "./tests/utils/keyfile",
     "adminCredentialsFilePath": "./tests/utils/admincredentials.json.encrypted",
     "log": {
-        "level": "info",
+        "level": "{{ .Vault.LogLevel }}",
         "dump": "error"
     },
     "accountSeeds": [