diff --git a/actions/utils.py b/actions/utils.py
index bc076fd..36e880d 100644
--- a/actions/utils.py
+++ b/actions/utils.py
@@ -107,12 +107,14 @@ def parse(requested_trees, logger):
 
 
 
-def get_logger(basepath, log_dir, logger_name, log_name, environment_id, log_level="DEBUG", demo_mode=False):
+def get_logger(basepath, log_dir, logger_name, log_name, environment_id, log_level="DEBUG", file_log_level="DEBUG", demo_mode=False):
     """
     Configures and returns a logger.
     """
     if type(log_level) == str:
         log_level = log_level.upper()
+    if type(file_log_level) == str:
+        file_log_level = file_log_level.upper()
     global CONSOLE_LOG_LEVEL
     full_path = os.path.join(basepath, log_dir, "logs")
     if not os.path.exists(full_path):
@@ -130,7 +132,6 @@ def get_logger(basepath, log_dir, logger_name, log_name, environment_id, log_lev
     if logger.handlers:
         return logger
     fh = logging.FileHandler(os.path.join(basepath, log_dir, "logs", "%s.%s.log" % (environment_id, log_name)))
-    fh.setLevel("DEBUG")
 
     log_prefix = "[%s] " % log_name.upper()
     formatter = logging.Formatter("%(asctime)s %(levelname)s:" + log_prefix + "%(message)s", datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ def get_logger(basepath, log_dir, logger_name, log_name, environment_id, log_lev
     ch = logging.StreamHandler()
     ch.setFormatter(formatter)
     ch.setLevel(log_level)
+    fh.setLevel(file_log_level)
     CONSOLE_LOG_LEVEL = log_level.lower()
     logger.addHandler(ch)
     return CustomAdapter(logger, {}) if demo_mode else logger
diff --git a/engine.py b/engine.py
index 3d00a62..10bdcf5 100644
--- a/engine.py
+++ b/engine.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class Engine():
                        server_side=False,
                        output_directory="trials",
                        log_level="info",
+                       file_log_level="info",
                        enabled=True,
                        in_queue_num=None,
                        out_queue_num=None,
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class Engine():
                                                "engine",
                                                self.environment_id,
                                                log_level=log_level,
+                                               file_log_level=file_log_level,
                                                demo_mode=demo_mode)
         # Warn if these are not provided
         if not environment_id:
@@ -431,7 +433,10 @@ def get_args():
     parser.add_argument('--server-side', action='store_true', help='Enable if this is running on the server side')
     parser.add_argument('--log', action='store', default="debug",
                         choices=("debug", "info", "warning", "critical", "error"),
-                        help="Sets the log level")
+                        help="Sets the log level for the console")
+    parser.add_argument('--file-log', action='store', default="debug",
+                        choices=("debug", "info", "warning", "critical", "error"),
+                        help="Sets the log level for the log file")
     parser.add_argument('--no-save-packets', action='store_false', help='Disables recording captured packets')
     parser.add_argument("--in-queue-num", action="store", help="NfQueue number for incoming packets", default=1, type=int)
     parser.add_argument("--out-queue-num", action="store", help="NfQueue number for outgoing packets", default=None, type=int)
@@ -458,6 +463,7 @@ def main(args):
                 output_directory=args["output_directory"],
                 forwarder=nat_config,
                 log_level=args["log"],
+                file_log_level=args["file_log"],
                 in_queue_num=args["in_queue_num"],
                 out_queue_num=args["out_queue_num"],
                 save_seen_packets=args["no_save_packets"],