diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index f237082..27451bc 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func main() {
 	metrics.Use(router)
 
 	router.GET("/api/v1/gin", func(c *gin.Context) {
-		c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello " + os.Getenv("USERNAME") + " from " + os.Getenv("MY_POD_NAME"))
+		c.String(http.StatusOK, "Hello " + os.Getenv("USERNAME") + " from " + os.Getenv("MY_POD_NAME") + " with log level " + os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL"))
 	})
 
 	router.Run(":8000")
diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index 203688d..f953513 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ spec:
           securityContext: # container tase
             readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
           env:
+            - name: LOG_LEVEL
+              value: {{ .Values.logLevel }}
             - name: USERNAME
               value: {{ .Values.username }}
             - name: MY_POD_NAME
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index c6e4d7c..db3cfae 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 username: world
+logLevel: info