diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 832ff4d..7be8738 100755
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@
   $refresh              = $uchiwa::params::refresh,
   $sensu_api_endpoints  = $uchiwa::params::sensu_api_endpoints,
   $users                = $uchiwa::params::users,
-  $auth                 = $uchiwa::params::auth
+  $auth                 = $uchiwa::params::auth,
+  $log_level            = $uchiwa::params::log_level
 ) inherits uchiwa::params {
 
   # validate parameters here
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@
   validate_array($sensu_api_endpoints)
   validate_array($users)
   validate_hash($auth)
+  validate_re($log_level, 'trace|debug|info|warn|fatal')
 
   anchor { 'uchiwa::begin': } ->
   class { 'uchiwa::install': } ->
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index f978951..24d30c4 100755
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   $manage_services = true
   $manage_package  = true
   $manage_user     = true
+  $log_level       = 'info'
 
   $sensu_api_endpoints  = [
     {
diff --git a/spec/classes/uchiwa_spec.rb b/spec/classes/uchiwa_spec.rb
index c180f7b..212eca5 100644
--- a/spec/classes/uchiwa_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/uchiwa_spec.rb
@@ -178,4 +178,12 @@
     }
   end
 
+  context 'with debug log level' do
+    let(:params) {{ :log_level => 'debug' }}
+    it {
+      should contain_file('/etc/sensu/uchiwa.json') \
+        .with_content(/"loglevel": "debug"/)
+    }
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/templates/etc/sensu/uchiwa.json.erb b/templates/etc/sensu/uchiwa.json.erb
index 9b8a1d0..bb0f1d4 100644
--- a/templates/etc/sensu/uchiwa.json.erb
+++ b/templates/etc/sensu/uchiwa.json.erb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   "uchiwa": {
     "host": "<%= @host %>",
     "port": <%= @port %>,
+    "loglevel": "<%= @log_level %>",
     "user": "<%= @user %>",
     "pass": "<%= @pass %>",
     "refresh": <%= @refresh %><%= ',' if @users.size > 0 or @auth.size == 2 %>