diff --git a/dc-ops b/dc-ops
index 6c183f2..aa350dc 100755
--- a/dc-ops
+++ b/dc-ops
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@ with configfile.open("r") as f:
 # fmt: off
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument("--ignore-git-status", action="store_true", help="continue even if there are no new commits")  # noqa
+parser.add_argument("--loglevel", help="set loglevel (overrides config file)")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 # fmt: on
 
 # init logging
 loglevel = cfg.get("loglevel", "INFO").upper()
+if args.loglevel:
+    loglevel = args.loglevel
 log.basicConfig(format="%(message)s", level=loglevel)
 
 # define docker compose parameters