diff --git a/turntable.sample.json b/turntable.sample.json
index 6a5b7d7..9219909 100644
--- a/turntable.sample.json
+++ b/turntable.sample.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+    "debug": false,
     "audio": {
         "device": "hw:1,0",
         "framerate": 48000,
diff --git a/turntable/cli.py b/turntable/cli.py
index 52bf19c..25bbd98 100644
--- a/turntable/cli.py
+++ b/turntable/cli.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ VERSION = importlib.metadata.version("turntable")
 
 
 def main() -> None:
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
     print(f"Turntable {VERSION}")
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@ def main() -> None:
     with open(args.config, "r") as config_file:
         config: Dict[str, Any] = json.load(config_file)
 
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG if config.get("debug") else logging.INFO)
+
     pcm_in: "Queue[PCM]" = Queue()
     events: "Queue[Event]" = Queue()