diff --git a/notifications_utils/logging.py b/notifications_utils/logging.py
index af8a5433..dabd24e1 100644
--- a/notifications_utils/logging.py
+++ b/notifications_utils/logging.py
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ def build_statsd_line(extra_fields):
 
 def init_app(app, statsd_client=None):
 
-    app.config.setdefault('NOTIFY_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO')
+    if app.config['NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT'] == 'production':
+      app.config.setdefault('NOTIFY_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO')
+    else:
+      app.config.setdefault('NOTIFY_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO')
+    breakpoint()
+    # app.config.setdefault('NOTIFY_LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO')
     app.config.setdefault('NOTIFY_APP_NAME', 'none')
     app.config.setdefault('NOTIFY_LOG_PATH', './log/application.log')