diff --git a/src/loglevel_overrides.py b/src/loglevel_overrides.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5622e523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/loglevel_overrides.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# This file is for adding rules for selectively enabling debug logging
+# when working on the code.
+# Add your rules here and skip this file when committing changes.
+
+#import re
+#from util import SelectiveLogger
+#
+#SelectiveLogger.addLogLevelRaisingRule("ConnServer")
+#SelectiveLogger.addLogLevelRaisingRule(re.compile(r'^Site:'))
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 7a0188e7..209bb9d2 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import sys
 import stat
 import time
 import logging
+import loglevel_overrides
 
 startup_errors = []
 def startupError(msg):
diff --git a/src/util/SelectiveLogger.py b/src/util/SelectiveLogger.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcdcba0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/SelectiveLogger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import logging
+import re
+
+log_level_raising_rules = []
+
+def addLogLevelRaisingRule(rule, level=None):
+    if level is None:
+        level = logging.INFO
+    log_level_raising_rules.append({
+        "rule": rule,
+        "level": level
+    })
+
+def matchLogLevelRaisingRule(name):
+    for rule in log_level_raising_rules:
+        if isinstance(rule["rule"], re.Pattern):
+            if rule["rule"].search(name):
+                return rule["level"]
+        else:
+            if rule["rule"] == name:
+                return rule["level"]
+    return None
+
+class SelectiveLogger(logging.getLoggerClass()):
+    def __init__(self, name, level=logging.NOTSET):
+        return super().__init__(name, level)
+
+    def raiseLevel(self, level):
+        raised_level = matchLogLevelRaisingRule(self.name)
+        if raised_level is not None:
+            if level < raised_level:
+                level = raised_level
+        return level
+
+    def isEnabledFor(self, level):
+        level = self.raiseLevel(level)
+        return super().isEnabledFor(level)
+
+    def _log(self, level, msg, args, **kwargs):
+        level = self.raiseLevel(level)
+        return super()._log(level, msg, args, **kwargs)
+
+logging.setLoggerClass(SelectiveLogger)