diff --git a/manimlib/__main__.py b/manimlib/__main__.py
index a41d5d75..3d1c8794 100644
--- a/manimlib/__main__.py
+++ b/manimlib/__main__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from manimlib import __version__
 from manimlib.config import get_global_config
 from manimlib.config import parse_cli
-import manimlib.logger
 import manimlib.utils.init_config
 import manimlib.extract_scene
 from manimlib.window import Window
@@ -53,9 +52,6 @@ def main():
     args = parse_cli()
     if args.version and args.file is None:
         return
-    if args.log_level:
-        manimlib.logger.log.setLevel(args.log_level)
-
     if args.config:
         manimlib.utils.init_config.init_customization()
         return
diff --git a/manimlib/config.py b/manimlib/config.py
index ef202e87..7701d55f 100644
--- a/manimlib/config.py
+++ b/manimlib/config.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ def initialize_global_config():
         load_yaml(args.config_file) if args.config_file else dict(),
     )
 
+    log.setLevel(args.log_level or config["log_level"])
+
     update_directory_config(config)
     update_window_config(config, args)
     update_camera_config(config, args)
diff --git a/manimlib/default_config.yml b/manimlib/default_config.yml
index ce2ded52..78c4fada 100644
--- a/manimlib/default_config.yml
+++ b/manimlib/default_config.yml
@@ -147,5 +147,7 @@ colors:
   light_pink: "#DC75CD"
   green_screen: "#00FF00"
   orange: "#FF862F"
+# Can be DEBUG / INFO / WARNING / ERROR / CRITICAL
+log_level: "INFO"
 universal_import_line: "from manimlib import *"
 ignore_manimlib_modules_on_reload: True
diff --git a/manimlib/logger.py b/manimlib/logger.py
index 5ef12121..de6c2f9d 100644
--- a/manimlib/logger.py
+++ b/manimlib/logger.py
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ logging.basicConfig(
 )
 
 log = logging.getLogger("manimgl")
-log.setLevel("WARNING")