diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index df536080..4967634d 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET=twitter_consume_secret
 TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY=twitter_access_token
 TWITTER_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=twitter_access_token_secret
 USE_ASYNC_FOR_EMAIL=boolean
+DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG
diff --git a/settings/common.py b/settings/common.py
index 35e6c64c..1b538729 100644
--- a/settings/common.py
+++ b/settings/common.py
@@ -189,12 +189,19 @@
         },
     },
     "loggers": {
+        "django": {
+            "handlers": ["console"],
+            "level": os.environ.get("DJANGO_LOG_LEVEL", "DEBUG"),
+        },
         "django.request": {
-            "handlers": ["mail_admins", ],
+            "handlers": ["mail_admins"],
             "level": "ERROR",
             "propagate": True,
         },
-        "django.db.backends": {"level": "DEBUG", "handlers": ["file", ], },
+        "django.db.backends": {
+            "level": "DEBUG",
+            "handlers": ["file"],
+        },
     },
 }