diff --git a/src/lib/common/Settings.cpp b/src/lib/common/Settings.cpp
index 6ce4f7c93..e23dd742a 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/common/Settings.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,44 @@ void Settings::cleanSettings()
   }
 }
 
+int Settings::logLevelToInt(const QString &level)
+{
+  // Can do this better later ?
+  if (level.toUpper() == "FATAL") {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  if (level.toUpper() == "ERROR") {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  if (level.toUpper() == "WARNING") {
+    return 2;
+  }
+
+  if (level.toUpper() == "NOTE") {
+    return 3;
+  }
+
+  if (level.toUpper() == "INFO") {
+    return 4;
+  }
+
+  if (level.toUpper() == "DEBUG") {
+    return 5;
+  }
+
+  if (level.toUpper() == "DEBUG1") {
+    return 6;
+  }
+
+  if (level.toUpper() == "DEBUG2") {
+    return 7;
+  }
+
+  return 4; // If all else fail return info
+}
+
 QVariant Settings::defaultValue(const QString &key)
 {
   if ((key == Gui::Autohide) || (key == Core::StartedBefore) || (key == Core::PreventSleep) ||
diff --git a/src/lib/common/Settings.h b/src/lib/common/Settings.h
index a0252508d..64d83490d 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/Settings.h
+++ b/src/lib/common/Settings.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public:
   static QSettingsProxy &proxy();
   static void save(bool emitSaving = true);
   static QStringList validKeys();
+  static int logLevelToInt(const QString &level = "INFO");
 
 Q_SIGNALS:
   void settingsChanged(const QString key);
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/App.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/App.cpp
index f39a816e3..97cd58036 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/App.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/App.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "base/LogOutputters.h"
 #include "common/Constants.h"
 #include "common/ExitCodes.h"
+#include "common/Settings.h"
 #include "deskflow/ArgsBase.h"
 #include "deskflow/Config.h"
 #include "deskflow/DeskflowException.h"
@@ -165,10 +166,8 @@ void App::initApp(int argc, const char **argv)
   }
 
   // set log filter
-  if (!CLOG->setFilter(argsBase().m_logFilter)) {
-    LOG((
-        CLOG_CRIT "%s: unrecognized log level `%s'" BYE, argsBase().m_pname, argsBase().m_logFilter, argsBase().m_pname
-    ));
+  if (const auto logLevel = qPrintable(Settings::logLevelText()); !CLOG->setFilter(logLevel)) {
+    LOG_CRIT("%s: unrecognized log level `%s'" BYE, argsBase().m_pname, logLevel, argsBase().m_pname);
     m_bye(s_exitArgs);
   }
   loggingFilterWarning();
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/App.h b/src/lib/deskflow/App.h
index f9766abac..448542487 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/App.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/App.h
@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@ private:
 #define DAEMON_RUNNING(running_)
 #endif
 constexpr static auto s_helpGeneralArgs = //
-    "  -d, --debug <level>      filter out log messages with priority below level.\n"
-    "                             level may be: FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, NOTE, INFO,\n"
-    "                             DEBUG, DEBUG1, DEBUG2.\n"
     "  -1, --no-restart         do not try to restart on failure.\n"
     "*     --restart            restart the server automatically if it fails.\n"
     "  -l  --log <file>         write log messages to file.\n"
@@ -141,9 +138,7 @@ constexpr static auto s_helpGeneralArgs = //
 constexpr static auto s_helpVersionArgs = //
     "  -h, --help               display this help and exit.\n";
 
-constexpr static auto s_helpCommonArgs = //
-    " [--restart|--no-restart]"
-    " [--debug <level>]";
+constexpr static auto s_helpCommonArgs = " [--restart|--no-restart]";
 
 #if !defined(WINAPI_LIBEI) && WINAPI_XWINDOWS
 constexpr static auto s_helpNoWayland = //
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ArgParser.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/ArgParser.cpp
index 77ef83583..c7568e696 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ArgParser.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ArgParser.cpp
@@ -122,10 +122,7 @@ bool ArgParser::parsePlatformArgs(deskflow::ArgsBase &argsBase, const int &argc,
 
 bool ArgParser::parseGenericArgs(int argc, const char *const *argv, int &i) const
 {
-  if (isArg(i, argc, argv, "-d", "--debug", 1)) {
-    // change logging level
-    argsBase().m_logFilter = argv[++i];
-  } else if (isArg(i, argc, argv, "-l", "--log", 1)) {
+  if (isArg(i, argc, argv, "-l", "--log", 1)) {
     argsBase().m_logFile = argv[++i];
   } else if (isArg(i, argc, argv, "-1", "--no-restart")) {
     // don't try to restart
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/ArgsBase.h b/src/lib/deskflow/ArgsBase.h
index 52d872f2a..1ee3763e0 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/ArgsBase.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/ArgsBase.h
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ public:
   /// @brief The filename of the running process
   const char *m_pname = nullptr;
 
-  /// @brief The logging level of the application
-  const char *m_logFilter = nullptr;
-
   /// @brief The full path to the logfile
   const char *m_logFile = nullptr;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/CoreArgParser.cpp b/src/lib/deskflow/CoreArgParser.cpp
index 30b0887cd..ca23215eb 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/CoreArgParser.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/CoreArgParser.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ void CoreArgParser::parse()
   if (m_parser.isSet(CoreArgs::nameOption)) {
     Settings::setValue(Settings::Core::ScreenName, m_parser.value(CoreArgs::nameOption));
   }
+
+  if (m_parser.isSet(CoreArgs::logLevelOption)) {
+    Settings::setValue(Settings::Log::Level, Settings::logLevelToInt(m_parser.value(CoreArgs::logLevelOption)));
+  }
 }
 
 [[noreturn]] void CoreArgParser::showHelpText() const
diff --git a/src/lib/deskflow/CoreArgs.h b/src/lib/deskflow/CoreArgs.h
index 741bf3f2b..d037bf302 100644
--- a/src/lib/deskflow/CoreArgs.h
+++ b/src/lib/deskflow/CoreArgs.h
@@ -29,5 +29,13 @@ struct CoreArgs
   inline static const auto nameOption =
       QCommandLineOption({"n", "name"}, "use screen-name instead the hostname to identify this screen", "screen-name");
 
-  inline static const auto options = {helpOption, versionOption, configOption, interfaceOption, portOption, nameOption};
+  inline static const auto logLevelOption = QCommandLineOption(
+      "log-level",
+      "filter out log messages with priority below level.\nlevel may be:\nFATAL, ERROR, WARNING, NOTE, "
+      "INFO, DEBUG, DEBUG1, DEBUG2.",
+      "level"
+  );
+
+  inline static const auto options = {helpOption, versionOption, configOption,  interfaceOption,
+                                      portOption, nameOption,    logLevelOption};
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
index 63154644e..a7980c585 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
@@ -456,8 +456,6 @@ void CoreProcess::cleanup()
 
 bool CoreProcess::addGenericArgs(QStringList &args) const
 {
-  args << "--debug" << Settings::logLevelText();
-
   if (Settings::value(Settings::Security::TlsEnabled).toBool()) {
     args << "--enable-crypto";
   }
diff --git a/src/unittests/deskflow/ArgParserTests.cpp b/src/unittests/deskflow/ArgParserTests.cpp
index fdf6ace6a..96c8bce46 100644
--- a/src/unittests/deskflow/ArgParserTests.cpp
+++ b/src/unittests/deskflow/ArgParserTests.cpp
@@ -290,18 +290,6 @@ void ArgParserTests::deprecatedArg_crypoPass_false()
   QCOMPARE(i, 1);
 }
 
-void ArgParserTests::generic_logLevel()
-{
-  int i = 1;
-  const int argc = 3;
-  const char *kLogLevelCmd[argc] = {"stub", "--debug", "DEBUG"};
-
-  m_parser.parseGenericArgs(argc, kLogLevelCmd, i);
-
-  QCOMPARE(m_parser.argsBase().m_logFilter, "DEBUG");
-  QCOMPARE(i, 2);
-}
-
 void ArgParserTests::generic_logFile()
 {
   int i = 1;
diff --git a/src/unittests/deskflow/ArgParserTests.h b/src/unittests/deskflow/ArgParserTests.h
index 5eace698b..310513ba6 100644
--- a/src/unittests/deskflow/ArgParserTests.h
+++ b/src/unittests/deskflow/ArgParserTests.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
   void client_badArgs();
   void deprecatedArg_crypoPass_true();
   void deprecatedArg_crypoPass_false();
-  void generic_logLevel();
   void generic_logFile();
   void generic_logFileWithSpace();
   void generic_noRestart();
diff --git a/src/unittests/deskflow/CoreArgParserTests.cpp b/src/unittests/deskflow/CoreArgParserTests.cpp
index e1cad5db8..69772d337 100644
--- a/src/unittests/deskflow/CoreArgParserTests.cpp
+++ b/src/unittests/deskflow/CoreArgParserTests.cpp
@@ -80,4 +80,14 @@ void CoreArgParserTests::nameShort()
   QCOMPARE(Settings::value(Settings::Core::ScreenName).toString(), "ShortName");
 }
 
+void CoreArgParserTests::logLevel()
+{
+  QStringList args = {"stub", "client", "--log-level", "DEBUG1"};
+
+  CoreArgParser parser(args);
+  parser.parse();
+
+  QCOMPARE(Settings::value(Settings::Log::Level).toInt(), 6);
+}
+
 QTEST_MAIN(CoreArgParserTests)
diff --git a/src/unittests/deskflow/CoreArgParserTests.h b/src/unittests/deskflow/CoreArgParserTests.h
index ca1b94f67..dbd4f6200 100644
--- a/src/unittests/deskflow/CoreArgParserTests.h
+++ b/src/unittests/deskflow/CoreArgParserTests.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
   void portShort();
   void nameLong();
   void nameShort();
+  void logLevel();
 
 private:
   inline static const QString m_settingsPath = QStringLiteral("tmp/test");