diff --git a/templates/local_settings.py.erb b/templates/local_settings.py.erb
index 68c10ed5..0cc320ae 100644
--- a/templates/local_settings.py.erb
+++ b/templates/local_settings.py.erb
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ LOGGING = {
         },
         'console': {
             # Set the level to "DEBUG" for verbose output logging.
-            'level': 'INFO',
+            'level': '<%= @log_level %>',
             'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
         },
         'file': {