diff --git a/api/tooling/set_log_level.py b/api/tooling/set_log_level.py
index 5f59982..c37d47f 100644
--- a/api/tooling/set_log_level.py
+++ b/api/tooling/set_log_level.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ def set_log_level(logger: Logger, level_str: str) -> None:
         'DEBUG'
     ]
 
+    logger.debug(f'level_str = {level_str}')
+    
     if not level_str in log_levels:
         level_str = 'DEBUG'