diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b56480168..85cadb729 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ JSON:
     "MEMPOOL_BLOCKS_AMOUNT": 8,
     "PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL": 600,
     "USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE": false,
-    "EXTERNAL_ASSETS": ["https://mempool.space/resources/pools.json"]
+    "EXTERNAL_ASSETS": ["https://mempool.space/resources/pools.json"],
+    "STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY": "debug"
   },
 ```
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ docker-compose overrides::
       MEMPOOL_PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL: ""
       MEMPOOL_USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE: ""
       MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS: ""
+      MEMPOOL_STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY: ""
 ```
 
 JSON:
diff --git a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
index dc0f1a69e..5c45838ee 100644
--- a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
+++ b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     "USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE": false,
     "EXTERNAL_ASSETS": [
       "https://mempool.space/resources/pools.json"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY": "debug"
   },
   "CORE_RPC": {
     "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
index 040d94bf1..97c3bb32a 100644
--- a/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ interface IConfig {
     PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL: number;
     USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE: boolean;
     EXTERNAL_ASSETS: string[];
+    STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY: 'emerg' | 'alert' | 'crit' | 'err' | 'warn' | 'notice' | 'info' | 'debug';
   };
   ESPLORA: {
     REST_API_URL: string;
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ const defaults: IConfig = {
     'USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE': false,
     'EXTERNAL_ASSETS': [
       'https://mempool.space/resources/pools.json'
-    ]
+    ],
+    'STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY': 'debug',
   },
   'ESPLORA': {
     'REST_API_URL': 'http://127.0.0.1:3000',
diff --git a/backend/src/logger.ts b/backend/src/logger.ts
index 4e8c5ea11..43373e043 100644
--- a/backend/src/logger.ts
+++ b/backend/src/logger.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ class Logger {
       syslogmsg = `<${(Logger.facilities[config.SYSLOG.FACILITY] * 8 + prionum)}> ${this.name}[${process.pid}]: ${priority.toUpperCase()}${network} ${msg}`;
       this.syslog(syslogmsg);
     }
+    if (Logger.priorities[priority] > Logger.priorities[config.MEMPOOL.STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY]) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (priority === 'warning') {
       priority = 'warn';
     }
diff --git a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
index b97c9e571..3a0a0ec0b 100644
--- a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
+++ b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "MEMPOOL_BLOCKS_AMOUNT": __MEMPOOL_MEMPOOL_BLOCKS_AMOUNT__,
     "PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL": __MEMPOOL_PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL__,
     "USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE": __MEMPOOL_USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE__,
-    "EXTERNAL_ASSETS": __MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS__
+    "EXTERNAL_ASSETS": __MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS__,
+    "STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY": "__MEMPOOL_STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY__"
   },
   "CORE_RPC": {
     "HOST": "__CORE_RPC_HOST__",
diff --git a/docker/backend/start.sh b/docker/backend/start.sh
index 7ac3e16ed..019f16217 100644
--- a/docker/backend/start.sh
+++ b/docker/backend/start.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ __MEMPOOL_INDEXING_BLOCKS_AMOUNT__=${MEMPOOL_INDEXING_BLOCKS_AMOUNT:=1100}
 __MEMPOOL_PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL__=${MEMPOOL_PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL:=600}
 __MEMPOOL_USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE__=${MEMPOOL_USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE:=false}
 __MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS__=${MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS:=[\"https://mempool.space/resources/pools.json\"]}
+__MEMPOOL_STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY__=${MEMPOOL_STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY:=debug}
 
 # CORE_RPC
 __CORE_RPC_HOST__=${CORE_RPC_HOST:=127.0.0.1}
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ sed -i "s/__MEMPOOL_INDEXING_BLOCKS_AMOUNT__/${__MEMPOOL_INDEXING_BLOCKS_AMOUNT_
 sed -i "s/__MEMPOOL_PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL__/${__MEMPOOL_PRICE_FEED_UPDATE_INTERVAL__}/g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s/__MEMPOOL_USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE__/${__MEMPOOL_USE_SECOND_NODE_FOR_MINFEE__}/g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS__!${__MEMPOOL_EXTERNAL_ASSETS__}!g" mempool-config.json
+sed -i "s/__MEMPOOL_STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY__/${__MEMPOOL_STDOUT_LOG_MIN_PRIORITY__}/g" mempool-config.json
 
 sed -i "s/__CORE_RPC_HOST__/${__CORE_RPC_HOST__}/g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s/__CORE_RPC_PORT__/${__CORE_RPC_PORT__}/g" mempool-config.json