diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/logging.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/logging.py
index a32061b7..0d4375f4 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/logging.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/logging.py
@@ -23,17 +23,26 @@ LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 OFM_LOG_FILE: Optional[str] = None
 
 
-def configure_logging(log_folder: str) -> None:
+def configure_logging(log_folder: str, debug: bool = False) -> None:
     """Configure logging for the server while it is running.
 
-    This modifies the root logger to have a rotating file handler and
+    Params:
+    - log_folder: This modifies the root logger to have a rotating file handler and
     adds a custom handler that prints and stores all records except
     ``uvicorn.access`` logs.
+    - debug: This modifies the root logger to change its logging level. It is
+    set to True by starting the server with the cli argument `--debug`.
 
     It is important not to let Uvicorn override these settings.
+
     """
     root_logger = logging.getLogger()
-    root_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    if debug:
+        root_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    else:
+        root_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
     # Explicitly make OFM_LOG_FILE a global so it can be updated based on log settings
     # This requires silencing PLW0603 which disallows globals.
     global OFM_LOG_FILE  # noqa: PLW0603
@@ -44,6 +53,7 @@ def configure_logging(log_folder: str) -> None:
     ofm_format_str = "[%(asctime)s] [%(levelname)s] %(message)s"
     OFM_HANDLER.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(ofm_format_str))
     OFM_HANDLER.addFilter(UvicornAccessFilter())
+    OFM_HANDLER.level = root_logger.level
     root_logger.addHandler(OFM_HANDLER)
 
     try:
@@ -63,7 +73,7 @@ def configure_logging(log_folder: str) -> None:
     except PermissionError as e:
         LOGGER.error(f"Cannot create log file at {OFM_LOG_FILE}: {e}")
 
-    LOGGER.info("OFM server root logger has been set up at INFO level")
+    LOGGER.info("OFM server root logger has been set up at %s level", logging.getLevelName(root_logger.level))
 
 
 def retrieve_log() -> PlainTextResponse:
diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/server/__init__.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/server/__init__.py
index 01028715..2e1849bf 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/server/__init__.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/server/__init__.py
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ def customise_server(
     add_v2_endpoints(server)
     add_static_files(server, application_config.data_folder)
 
-    # Configure logging to DEBUG if LT server is set up
-    # with debug = true
-    if server.debug:
-        lt.logs.configure_thing_logger(logging.DEBUG)
-
     # Add an endpoint to get the logs - (directly calling the FastAPI decorator)
     server.app.get(str(server.api_prefix.rstrip("/")) + "/log/")(retrieve_log)
     server.app.get(str(server.api_prefix.rstrip("/")) + "/logfile/")(
@@ -114,13 +109,14 @@ def serve_from_cli(argv: Optional[list[str]] = None) -> None:
     server = None
     try:
         lt_config = _full_config_from_args(args)
+        debug = bool(args.debug)
         # Validate our application data
         if lt_config.application_config is None:
             raise ValueError("No application configuration was supplied.")
         application_config = OFMApplicationData(**lt_config.application_config)
-        configure_logging(application_config.log_folder)
+        configure_logging(application_config.log_folder, debug)
 
-        server = lt.ThingServer.from_config(lt_config, args.debug)
+        server = lt.ThingServer.from_config(lt_config, debug)
         customise_server(server, application_config)
 
         def shutdown_call() -> None:
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_server_cli.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_server_cli.py
index b7837781..b9eda4f3 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_server_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_server_cli.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ def test_failed_customise(mocker):
     # An that it has the error to display
     assert str(fallback_app._context.error) == "Can't touch this"
 
+
 def test_debug_mode(mocker):
     """Test that --debug flag triggers lt.logs.configure_thing_logger."""
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/loggingContent.vue b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/loggingContent.vue
index 21b0421d..56cb3ee3 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/loggingContent.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/loggingContent.vue
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export default {
     ...mapState(useSettingsStore, ["baseUri"]),
     filteredLevels: function () {
       let cutoffIndex = this.allLevels.indexOf(this.filterLevel);
-      return this.allLevels.slice(cutoffIndex, -1);
+      return this.allLevels.slice(cutoffIndex);
     },
     filteredItems: function () {
       var items = [];