diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c23835a..d930515 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## Unreleased
 - add allowlist for URL paths to nginx ingress
+- allow customizing log levels per logger
 
 ## [1.0.4] - 2024-09-11
 - serve static files
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ec1968a..4ac64a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ number and date.
 3. Commit and push to `main`.
 4. Update the `production` tag and push it.
 
+## Environment variables
+
+| variable | usage |
+| --- | --- |
+| `LOG_LEVEL` | Sets the log level for the root logger, i.e. the default. Defaults to `INFO`. |
+| `LOG_LEVELS` | A JSON object that can be used to set log levels for specific loggers, e.g. `{"satosa.backends.saml2": "DEBUG"}`. Defaults to `{}`. |
+
 ## Contributing
 
 This project is intended to be community-driven, so please, do not hesitate to
diff --git a/docker/files/usr/local/etc/gunicorn/satosa.py b/docker/files/usr/local/etc/gunicorn/satosa.py
index 41f3e5c..1e5fea5 100644
--- a/docker/files/usr/local/etc/gunicorn/satosa.py
+++ b/docker/files/usr/local/etc/gunicorn/satosa.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
+import json
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ class RequestJSONFormatter(json_log_formatter.JSONFormatter):
             url += f"?{record.args['q']}"
 
         return {
+            "logger": record.name,
+            "level": record.levelname,
             "remote_ip": record.args["h"],
             "method": record.args["m"],
             "path": url,
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ class RequestJSONFormatter(json_log_formatter.JSONFormatter):
             "user_agent": record.args["a"],
             "referer": record.args["f"],
             "duration_in_ms": record.args["M"],
-            "poppid": record.process,
+            "pid": record.process,
         }
 
 
@@ -55,11 +58,23 @@ class DefaultJSONFormatter(json_log_formatter.JSONFormatter):
         payload: dict[str, str | int | float] = super().json_record(
             message, extra, record
         )
+        payload["logger"] = record.name
         payload["level"] = record.levelname
         payload["pid"] = record.process
         return payload
 
 
+class NoPingFilter(logging.Filter):
+    """
+    Filters out /ping requests from the access log.
+    """
+
+    def filter(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> bool:
+        return not( record.args.get("m", "") == "GET"
+                   and record.args.get("U", "") == "/ping"
+                   and str(record.args.get("s", "")) == "200" )
+
+
 bind = ["0.0.0.0:8000"]
 name = "satosa"
 python_path = "/app"
@@ -76,6 +91,9 @@ accesslog = "-"
 errorlog = "-"
 loglevel = os.environ.get("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO")
 
+loglevels_json = os.environ.get("LOG_LEVELS", "{}")
+loglevels = json.loads(loglevels_json)
+
 logconfig_dict = {
     "version": 1,
     "disable_existing_loggers": True,
@@ -95,7 +113,24 @@ logconfig_dict = {
             "handlers": ["json_request"],
             "propagate": False,
             "qualname": "gunicorn.access",
+            "filters": [NoPingFilter()],
         },
+        "satosa.base": {
+            "level": "INFO",
+        },
+        "satosa.state": {
+            "level": "INFO",
+        },
+        "satosa.proxy_server": {
+            "level": "INFO",
+        },
+        "satosa.routing": {
+            "level": "INFO",
+        },
+        "satosa.frontends.ping": {
+            "level": "INFO",
+        },
+        **{k: {"level": v.upper()} for k, v in loglevels.items()},
     },
     "formatters": {
         "json_request": {
diff --git a/src/helm/env.d/outscale-production/values.oidc2fer.yaml.gotmpl b/src/helm/env.d/outscale-production/values.oidc2fer.yaml.gotmpl
index d069f83..15a6662 100644
--- a/src/helm/env.d/outscale-production/values.oidc2fer.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/src/helm/env.d/outscale-production/values.oidc2fer.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ satosa:
     BASE_URL: https://renater.agentconnect.gouv.fr
     GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS: --workers=3
 
-    LOG_LEVEL: info
+    LOG_LEVEL: INFO
+    LOG_LEVELS: '{ "satosa.backends.saml2": "DEBUG" }'
 
     SAML2_DISCOVERY_URL: https://discovery.renater.fr/agentconnect/
     SAML2_METADATA_URL: https://pub.federation.renater.fr/metadata/renater/main/main-idps-renater-metadata.xml
diff --git a/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.oidc2fer.yaml.gotmpl b/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.oidc2fer.yaml.gotmpl
index 5706507..4b60cc3 100644
--- a/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.oidc2fer.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/src/helm/env.d/staging/values.oidc2fer.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ satosa:
     BASE_URL: https://oidc2fer-staging.beta.numerique.gouv.fr
     GUNICORN_CMD_ARGS: --workers=3
 
-    LOG_LEVEL: debug
+    LOG_LEVEL: DEBUG
+    LOG_LEVELS: '{ "satosa.backends.saml2": "DEBUG" }'
 
     SAML2_DISCOVERY_URL: https://discovery.renater.fr/test/
     SAML2_METADATA_URL: https://pub.federation.renater.fr/metadata/test/preview/preview-idps-test-metadata.xml