diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 7e81c33..3d14990 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # ENV=LOCAL
 # DEBUG=false
 # TZ=UTC
+
+# BEANS_LOGGING_AUTO_LEVEL=INFO
+# BEANS_LOGGING_AUTO_COLORIZED=true
+# BEANS_LOGGING_AUTO_FORMAT="[<c>{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS Z}</c> | <level>{extra[level_short]:<5}</level> | <w>{name}:{line}</w>]: <level>{message}</level>"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d089fe9..4af14b3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -282,6 +282,10 @@ logger:
 # ENV=LOCAL
 # DEBUG=false
 # TZ=UTC
+
+# BEANS_LOGGING_AUTO_LEVEL=INFO
+# BEANS_LOGGING_AUTO_COLORIZED=true
+# BEANS_LOGGING_AUTO_FORMAT="[<c>{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS Z}</c> | <level>{extra[level_short]:<5}</level> | <w>{name}:{line}</w>]: <level>{message}</level>"
 ```
 
 ---
diff --git a/src/beans_logging/auto.py b/src/beans_logging/auto.py
index 6abd91c..a5869c7 100644
--- a/src/beans_logging/auto.py
+++ b/src/beans_logging/auto.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from potato_util import validator
 
+_level = os.environ.get("BEANS_LOGGING_AUTO_LEVEL")
 _is_colorized = validator.is_truthy(
     os.environ.get("BEANS_LOGGING_AUTO_COLORIZED", "True")
 )
@@ -14,14 +15,17 @@
 from .constants import DEFAULT_STD_HANDLER_NAME
 
 _kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {"auto_load": True}
-_handler_config: dict[str, Any] = {}
 
+_handler_config: dict[str, Any] = {}
 if not _is_colorized:
     _handler_config["colorize"] = False
 
 if _format:
     _handler_config["format_"] = _format
 
+if _level:
+    _handler_config["level"] = _level
+
 if _handler_config:
     _kwargs["config"] = {"handlers": {DEFAULT_STD_HANDLER_NAME: _handler_config}}