diff --git a/boswatch.py b/boswatch.py
index 90dabc8..2a8e2de 100755
--- a/boswatch.py
+++ b/boswatch.py
@@ -125,11 +125,18 @@ try:
 				globals.config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
 				globals.config.read(globals.script_path+"/config/config.ini")
 				for key,val in globals.config.items("BOSWatch"):
-					logging.debug(" - %s = %s", key, val)					
+					logging.debug(" - %s = %s", key, val)
 			except:
 				logging.exception("cannot read config file")
-			else:				
+			else:
 				
+				try:
+					#set the loglevel of the file handler
+					logging.debug("set loglevel of fileHandler")
+					fh.setLevel(globals.config.getint("BOSWatch","loglevel"))
+				except:
+					logging.exception("cannot set loglevel of fileHandler")
+					
 				#load plugins
 				from includes import pluginLoader
 				pluginLoader.loadPlugins()
@@ -191,4 +198,4 @@ finally:
 		logging.warning("failed in clean-up routine")	
 	finally:
 		logging.info("BOSWatch exit()")	
-		exit(0)
\ No newline at end of file
+		exit(0)
diff --git a/config/config.template.ini b/config/config.template.ini
index fa0a032..e697a7e 100644
--- a/config/config.template.ini
+++ b/config/config.template.ini
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 ########################
 
 [BOSWatch]
+#set loglevel for logfile
+loglevel = 20
+
 #time to ignore same alarm in a row (sek)
 fms_double_ignore_time = 5