diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 129703c..7df5368 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -27,16 +27,18 @@ func Logger() Option {
 		if err != nil {
 			logLevel = logrus.InfoLevel
 		}
+
+		s.logger = logrus.New()
 		// set global log level
-		logrus.SetLevel(logLevel)
+		s.logger.SetLevel(logLevel)
 
-		logrus.SetFormatter(&logrus.TextFormatter{
+		s.logger.SetFormatter(&logrus.TextFormatter{
 			FullTimestamp: true,
 			DisableQuote:  true,
 		})
-		logrus.SetReportCaller(true)
-		logrus.SetOutput(io.Discard)
-		logrus.AddHook(&writer.Hook{
+		s.logger.SetReportCaller(true)
+		s.logger.SetOutput(io.Discard)
+		s.logger.AddHook(&writer.Hook{
 			Writer: os.Stderr,
 			LogLevels: []logrus.Level{
 				logrus.PanicLevel,
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ func Logger() Option {
 				logrus.WarnLevel,
 			},
 		})
-		logrus.AddHook(&writer.Hook{
+		s.logger.AddHook(&writer.Hook{
 			Writer: os.Stdout,
 			LogLevels: []logrus.Level{
 				logrus.InfoLevel,
@@ -54,12 +56,11 @@ func Logger() Option {
 			},
 		})
 
-		s.logLevel = &logLevel
 	}
 }
 
 func (s *Service) L() *logrus.Entry {
-	return logrus.New().WithField("service", s.Name())
+	return s.logger.WithField("service", s.Name())
 }
 
 func GetLoggingOptions() []logging.Option {
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/logger_test.go
index 2d6cd8a..d1fcd4b 100644
--- a/logger_test.go
+++ b/logger_test.go
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import (
 
 func TestLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	_, srv := frame.NewService("Logger Srv", frame.Config(
-		&frame.ConfigurationDefault{Oauth2WellKnownJwk: sampleWellKnownJwk}))
+		&frame.ConfigurationDefault{LogLevel: "Debug", Oauth2WellKnownJwk: sampleWellKnownJwk}))
 
 	logger := srv.L()
+	logger.Debug("testing debug logs")
 	logger.Info("testing logs")
 
 	err := errors.New("")
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 31b3ef5..b7bc0ed 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	jwtClientSecret            string
 	version                    string
 	environment                string
-	logLevel                   *logrus.Level
+	logger                     *logrus.Logger
 	traceExporter              trace.SpanExporter
 	traceSampler               trace.Sampler
 	handler                    http.Handler