diff --git a/logging/log/log.go b/logging/log/log.go
index d8e17b2..a2367bd 100644
--- a/logging/log/log.go
+++ b/logging/log/log.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	DebugLevel = logging.DebugLevel
 	InfoLevel  = logging.InfoLevel
+	WarnLevel  = logging.WarnLevel
+	ErrorLevel = logging.ErrorLevel
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/logging/logging.go b/logging/logging.go
index 9fb7bba..de5a09c 100644
--- a/logging/logging.go
+++ b/logging/logging.go
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ import (
 const (
 	DebugLevel = zerolog.DebugLevel
 	InfoLevel  = zerolog.InfoLevel
+	WarnLevel  = zerolog.WarnLevel
+	ErrorLevel = zerolog.ErrorLevel
 )
 
+var Levels = map[string]zerolog.Level{}
+
 type Logger = zerolog.Logger
 
 var globalLogger *Logger = &log.Logger
@@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ var globalLogger *Logger = &log.Logger
 type Cfg struct {
 	*config.BaseCfg
 	Logfile string
-	Level   zerolog.Level
+	Level   string
 }
 
 func Setup(ctx lib.Context, cfg *Cfg, home string) {
@@ -49,7 +53,10 @@ func New(cfg *Cfg, home string) (*Logger, error) {
 		GetLogger(nil).Err(err).Msg("logging.New: open log file")
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	logger := zerolog.New(f).With().Timestamp().Logger()
+	lc := zerolog.New(f).With().Timestamp()
+	// TODO: evaluate cfg.Level
+	// lc.Level(level)
+	logger := lc.Logger()
 	return &logger, nil
 }
 
@@ -60,3 +67,10 @@ func GetLogger(ctx lib.Context) *Logger {
 	// return ctx.Logger()
 	return globalLogger
 }
+
+func init() {
+	Levels["debug"] = DebugLevel
+	Levels["info"] = InfoLevel
+	Levels["warn"] = WarnLevel
+	Levels["error"] = ErrorLevel
+}
diff --git a/tests/etc/etc.go b/tests/etc/etc.go
index 40e85e0..8083213 100644
--- a/tests/etc/etc.go
+++ b/tests/etc/etc.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func Config() lib.Config {
 		AppType: "standard",
 		Logging: &logging.Cfg{
 			Logfile: ovr("log/scopes.log", LOGFILE),
+			Level:   ovr("info", LOGLEVEL),
 		},
 	}
 	app_c.AddAction("demo", action.Base(action.Forward, "test-receiver"))
@@ -45,8 +46,9 @@ var (
 // collect here the names of fields that may be overridden via
 // explicit Override() or SCOPES_* environment settings.
 const (
-	HOME    = "home"
-	LOGFILE = "logfile"
+	HOME     = "home"
+	LOGFILE  = "logfile"
+	LOGLEVEL = "loglevel"
 )
 
 // in a production scenario this should be put in a separate
@@ -54,5 +56,6 @@ const (
 func Overrides() config.Settings {
 	return config.Settings{
 		//HOME: "tests",
+		LOGLEVEL: "debug",
 	}
 }