diff --git a/common/src/logger.rs b/common/src/logger.rs
index 36dc856..3c9a075 100644
--- a/common/src/logger.rs
+++ b/common/src/logger.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
+use env_logger::{Builder, Env};
+use std::io::Write;
+
 /// Initialize logging. Should only be called once
-pub fn init() {
-    if let Err(e) = env_logger::try_init() {
+pub fn init(env_var_name: &str, default_log_level: &str) {
+    if let Err(e) = Builder::from_env(Env::new().filter_or(env_var_name, default_log_level))
+        .format(|buf, record| writeln!(buf, "{}: {}", record.level(), record.args()))
+        .write_style(env_logger::WriteStyle::Never)
+        .format_timestamp(None)
+        .try_init()
+    {
         eprintln!("could not set up env_logger: {e}");
     }
 }
diff --git a/pmg-rs/src/lib.rs b/pmg-rs/src/lib.rs
index 8633136..6b7ee4c 100644
--- a/pmg-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pmg-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ mod export {
 
     #[export]
     pub fn init() {
-        common::logger::init();
+        common::logger::init("PMG_LOG", "info");
     }
 }
diff --git a/pve-rs/src/lib.rs b/pve-rs/src/lib.rs
index fc31b3a..eb6ae02 100644
--- a/pve-rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pve-rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ mod export {
 
     #[export]
     pub fn init() {
-        common::logger::init();
+        common::logger::init("PVE_LOG", "info");
     }
 }