diff --git a/coreAPI/src/main/java/net/java/games/input/ControllerEnvironment.java b/coreAPI/src/main/java/net/java/games/input/ControllerEnvironment.java
index 510436e..795c9f1 100644
--- a/coreAPI/src/main/java/net/java/games/input/ControllerEnvironment.java
+++ b/coreAPI/src/main/java/net/java/games/input/ControllerEnvironment.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import java.security.AccessController;
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
@@ -90,6 +91,11 @@ public abstract class ControllerEnvironment {
      * Protected constructor for subclassing.
      */
     protected ControllerEnvironment() {
+        if(System.getProperty("jinput.loglevel") != null) {
+            String loggerName = ControllerEnvironment.class.getPackage().getName();
+            Level level = Level.parse(System.getProperty("jinput.loglevel"));
+            Logger.getLogger(loggerName).setLevel(level);
+        }
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 3ce0cef..0589f16 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
                                 <argument>-classpath</argument>
                                 <classpath/>
                                 <argument>-Djava.library.path=${project.build.directory}/natives</argument>
+                                <argument>-Djinput.loglevel=OFF</argument>
                                 <argument>net.java.games.input.example.ReadAllEvents</argument>
                             </arguments>
                         </configuration>