diff --git a/cli/medperf/config.py b/cli/medperf/config.py
index d48f9467e..86802ff33 100644
--- a/cli/medperf/config.py
+++ b/cli/medperf/config.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 statistics_timeout = None
 infer_timeout = None
 evaluate_timeout = None
+container_loglevel = None
 mlcube_configure_timeout = None
 mlcube_inspect_timeout = None
 
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@
     "platform",
     "gpus",
     "cleanup",
+    "container_loglevel"
 ]
 configurable_parameters = inline_parameters + [
     "server",
diff --git a/cli/medperf/decorators.py b/cli/medperf/decorators.py
index e94ec1b90..297ca685a 100644
--- a/cli/medperf/decorators.py
+++ b/cli/medperf/decorators.py
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ def wrapper(
             "--evaluate_timeout",
             help="Maximum time in seconds before interrupting evaluate task",
         ),
+        container_loglevel: str = typer.Option(
+            config.container_loglevel,
+            "--container-loglevel",
+            help="Logging level for containers to be run [debug | info | warning | error]",
+        ),
         platform: str = typer.Option(
             config.platform,
             "--platform",
@@ -188,6 +193,11 @@ def wrapper(
             "--evaluate_timeout",
             help="Maximum time in seconds before interrupting evaluate task",
         ),
+        container_loglevel: str = typer.Option(
+            config.container_loglevel,
+            "--container-loglevel",
+            help="Logging level for containers to be run [debug | info | warning | error]",
+        ),
         platform: str = typer.Option(
             config.platform,
             "--platform",
@@ -205,7 +215,7 @@ def wrapper(
         cleanup: bool = typer.Option(
             config.cleanup,
             "--cleanup/--no-cleanup",
-            help="Wether to clean up temporary medperf storage after execution",
+            help="Whether to clean up temporary medperf storage after execution",
         ),
         **kwargs,
     ):
diff --git a/cli/medperf/entities/cube.py b/cli/medperf/entities/cube.py
index 2b5f941ef..c4b4f6b2a 100644
--- a/cli/medperf/entities/cube.py
+++ b/cli/medperf/entities/cube.py
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ def run(
             kwargs (dict): additional arguments that are passed directly to the mlcube command
         """
         kwargs.update(string_params)
-        # TODO: re-use `loglevel=critical` or figure out a clean MLCube logging
         cmd = "mlcube run"
         cmd += f" --mlcube={self.cube_path} --task={task} --platform={config.platform} --network=none"
         if config.gpus is not None:
@@ -308,6 +307,10 @@ def run(
         cmd += f' -Pdocker.cpu_args="{cpu_args}"'
         cmd += f' -Pdocker.gpu_args="{gpu_args}"'
 
+        container_loglevel = config.container_loglevel
+        if container_loglevel:
+            cmd += f' -Pdocker.env_args="-e LOGLEVEL={container_loglevel}"'
+
         logging.info(f"Running MLCube command: {cmd}")
         proc = pexpect.spawn(cmd, timeout=timeout)
         proc_out = combine_proc_sp_text(proc)