diff --git a/env/development.env b/env/development.env
index c6ffa5a..082ab54 100644
--- a/env/development.env
+++ b/env/development.env
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ## Server ##
 PORT=3000
 NODE_ENV=development
-DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING=mongodb://localhost:27017
\ No newline at end of file
+DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING=mongodb://localhost:27017
+LOG_LEVEL=debug
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config/mongoDb.ts b/src/config/mongoDb.ts
index 1a0a67d..d885102 100644
--- a/src/config/mongoDb.ts
+++ b/src/config/mongoDb.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import mongoose from "mongoose";
 import environment from "./environment.js";
+import logger from "../logging/logger.js";
+import * as util from "util";
 
 const connect = async (): Promise<void> => {
   await mongoose.connect(environment.DATABASE_CONNECTION_STRING, {
@@ -7,4 +9,20 @@ const connect = async (): Promise<void> => {
   });
 };
 
+if (environment.LOG_LEVEL === "debug") {
+  // https://dev.to/sw360cab/mongoose-debug-messages-with-a-custom-logging-library-or-style-1hk4
+  mongoose.set("debug", (collectionName, methodName, ...methodArgs) => {
+    const msgMapper = (m: any): string => {
+      return util
+        .inspect(m, false, 10, true)
+        .replace(/\n/g, "")
+        .replace(/\s{2,}/g, " ");
+    };
+    logger.debug(
+      `\x1B[0;36mMongoose:\x1B[0m: ${collectionName}.${methodName}` +
+        `(${methodArgs.map(msgMapper).join(", ")})`
+    );
+  });
+}
+
 export default { connect };
diff --git a/src/logging/expressLogger.ts b/src/logging/expressLogger.ts
index 41aa806..9d471af 100644
--- a/src/logging/expressLogger.ts
+++ b/src/logging/expressLogger.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import expressWinston from "express-winston";
 import winston from "winston";
+import environment from "../config/environment.js";
 
 const expressLogger = expressWinston.logger({
+  level: environment.LOG_LEVEL,
   transports: [new winston.transports.Console()],
   format: winston.format.combine(
     winston.format.colorize(),