diff --git a/attachment_downloader/logging.py b/attachment_downloader/logging.py
index db0446e..9d67093 100644
--- a/attachment_downloader/logging.py
+++ b/attachment_downloader/logging.py
@@ -2,16 +2,11 @@
 import sys
 
 
-class InfoFilter(logging.Filter):
-    def filter(self, record):
-        return record.levelno in (logging.DEBUG, logging.INFO)
-
 class Logger:
     @staticmethod
-    def setup():
+    def setup(level):
         std_out_stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
-        std_out_stream_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-        std_out_stream_handler.addFilter(InfoFilter())
+        std_out_stream_handler.setLevel(logging.getLevelName(level))
         std_out_stream_handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'))
 
         std_err_stream_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
diff --git a/bin/attachment-downloader b/bin/attachment-downloader
index edd6e8f..f9186eb 100755
--- a/bin/attachment-downloader
+++ b/bin/attachment-downloader
@@ -99,14 +99,10 @@ def process_message(filename_template, options, message):
                 mail.delete(uid)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    Logger.setup()
-    logging.info(f'Attachment Downloader - Version: {Version.get()} {Version.get_env_info()}')
-
     if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
-        logging.error("This application requires Python 3+, you are running version: %s", sys.version)
+        print("This application requires Python 3+, you are running version: " + sys.version)
         exit(1)
 
-
     class AttachmentDownloaderOption(Option):
         TYPES = Option.TYPES + ('date',)
         TYPE_CHECKER = copy(Option.TYPE_CHECKER)
@@ -135,9 +131,14 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_option("--unsecure", dest="unsecure", action="store_true",
                       help="disable encrypted connection (not recommended)")
     parser.add_option("--starttls", dest="starttls", action="store_true", help="enable STARTTLS (not recommended)")
+    parser.add_option("--log-level", dest="loglevel", default="INFO",
+                      help="Set the log level to DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, or CRITICAL (default is INFO)")
 
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    Logger.setup(options.loglevel)
+    logging.info(f'Attachment Downloader - Version: {Version.get()} {Version.get_env_info()}')
+
     if not options.host:
         parser.error('--host parameter required')
     if not options.username: