diff --git a/src/Ui/UiWebsocket.py b/src/Ui/UiWebsocket.py
index d2b803ca..39985521 100644
--- a/src/Ui/UiWebsocket.py
+++ b/src/Ui/UiWebsocket.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import re
 import copy
+import logging
 
 import gevent
 
@@ -1079,4 +1080,7 @@ class UiWebsocket(object):
         if key == "trackers_file":
             config.loadTrackersFile()
 
+        if key == "log_level":
+            logging.getLogger('').setLevel(logging.getLevelName(config.log_level))
+
         self.response(to, "ok")