diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 80f08fe..ec5877d 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ async def main():
                           log_full_response=config_data['logging'].get('log_full_response', False),
                           system_prompt=config_data['openai'].get('system_prompt'),
                           injected_system_prompt=config_data['openai'].get('injected_system_prompt', False),
-                          openai_temperature=config_data['openai'].get('temperature', 0)
+                          openai_temperature=config_data['openai'].get('temperature', 0),
+                          log_level=log_level
                           )
     client.add_event_callback(callbacks.message, RoomMessageText)
     client.add_event_callback(callbacks.invite_event_filtered_callback, InviteMemberEvent)
diff --git a/matrix_gpt/bot/callbacks.py b/matrix_gpt/bot/callbacks.py
index c7914ba..01323db 100644
--- a/matrix_gpt/bot/callbacks.py
+++ b/matrix_gpt/bot/callbacks.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class Callbacks:
                  system_prompt: str = None,
                  log_full_response: bool = False,
                  injected_system_prompt: str = False,
-                 openai_temperature: float = 0
+                 openai_temperature: float = 0,
+                 log_level=logging.INFO
                  ):
         """
         Args:
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class Callbacks:
         self.injected_system_prompt = injected_system_prompt
         self.openai_obj = openai_obj
         self.openai_temperature = openai_temperature
+        self.log_level = log_level
 
     async def message(self, room: MatrixRoom, event: RoomMessageText) -> None:
         """Callback for when a message event is received
@@ -150,14 +152,16 @@ class Callbacks:
             )
             await command.process()
         else:
-            debug = {
-                'command_prefix': msg.startswith(f'{self.command_prefix} '),
-                'is_dm': room.member_count == 2,
-                'is_thread': is_thread(event),
-                'is_our_thread': await is_this_our_thread(self.client, room, event, self.command_prefix)
+            if self.log_level == logging.DEBUG:
+                # This may be a little slow
+                debug = {
+                    'command_prefix': msg.startswith(f'{self.command_prefix} '),
+                    'is_dm': room.member_count == 2,
+                    'is_thread': is_thread(event),
+                    'is_our_thread': await is_this_our_thread(self.client, room, event, self.command_prefix)
 
-            }
-            logger.debug(f"Bot not reacting to event {event.event_id}: {json.dumps(debug)}")
+                }
+                logger.debug(f"Bot not reacting to event {event.event_id}: {json.dumps(debug)}")
 
     async def invite(self, room: MatrixRoom, event: InviteMemberEvent) -> None:
         """Callback for when an invite is received. Join the room specified in the invite.