diff --git a/schemachange/config/get_merged_config.py b/schemachange/config/get_merged_config.py
index 550d3b3..8ddfde6 100644
--- a/schemachange/config/get_merged_config.py
+++ b/schemachange/config/get_merged_config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 from argparse import Namespace
+from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Union, Optional
 
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ def get_yaml_config(
 
 def get_merged_config() -> Union[DeployConfig, RenderConfig]:
     args = parse_cli_args(sys.argv[1:])
+    if (
+        "log_level" in args
+        and args.log_level is not None
+        and isinstance(args.log_level, Enum)
+    ):
+        args.log_level = args.log_level.value
+
     cli_config = config_factory(args=args)
     yaml_config = get_yaml_config(
         subcommand=cli_config.subcommand,
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index f17ce10..398ec67 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -185,6 +185,22 @@
             },
             None,
         ),
+        (
+            "schemachange.cli.deploy",
+            [
+                "schemachange",
+                "deploy",
+                *required_args,
+                "--log-level",
+                "INFO",
+            ],
+            {
+                **default_deploy_config,
+                **required_config,
+                "log_level": 20,
+            },
+            None,
+        ),
         (
             "schemachange.cli.render",
             [