diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 15244b4e8..bc4828245 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint2/config"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint2/daemon"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint2/logger"
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ Commands:
 	switch args[0] {
 	case "daemon":
 		config.ParseFlags(args[1:])
+		logger.Reset()
 		daemon.Daemon()
 	case "gen_account":
 		gen_account()
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ Commands:
 		gen_validator()
 	case "gen_tx":
 		config.ParseFlags(args[1:])
+		logger.Reset()
 		gen_tx()
 	case "probe_upnp":
 		probe_upnp()
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 48973a162..e8ed21540 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ func ParseFlags(args []string) {
 	flags.BoolVar(&printHelp, "help", false, "Print this help message.")
 	flags.String("listen_addr", app.GetString("ListenAddr"), "Listen address. (0.0.0.0:0 means any interface, any port)")
 	flags.String("seed_node", app.GetString("SeedNode"), "Address of seed node")
-	flags.Bool("fast_sync", app.GetBool("FastSync"), "Fast blockchain syncing")
 	flags.String("rpc_http_listen_addr", app.GetString("RPC.HTTP.ListenAddr"), "RPC listen address. Port required")
+	flags.Bool("fast_sync", app.GetBool("FastSync"), "Fast blockchain syncing")
+	flags.String("log_stdout_level", app.GetString("Log.Stdout.Level"), "Stdout log level")
 	flags.Parse(args)
 	if printHelp {
 		flags.PrintDefaults()
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ func ParseFlags(args []string) {
 	app.BindPFlag("SeedNode", flags.Lookup("seed_node"))
 	app.BindPFlag("FastSync", flags.Lookup("fast_sync"))
 	app.BindPFlag("RPC.HTTP.ListenAddr", flags.Lookup("rpc_http_listen_addr"))
+	app.BindPFlag("Log.Stdout.Level", flags.Lookup("log_stdout_level"))
 
 	// Confused?
 	//app.Debug()
diff --git a/logger/log.go b/logger/log.go
index ddc6a7799..d3521fb5e 100644
--- a/logger/log.go
+++ b/logger/log.go
@@ -11,19 +11,12 @@ import (
 
 var rootHandler log15.Handler
 
-func getLevel(lvlString string) log15.Lvl {
-	lvl, err := log15.LvlFromString(lvlString)
-	if err != nil {
-		Exit(Fmt("Invalid log level %v: %v", lvlString, err))
-	}
-	return lvl
-}
-
 func init() {
-	InitLog()
+	Reset()
 }
 
-func InitLog() {
+// You might want to call this after resetting tendermint/config.
+func Reset() {
 	handlers := []log15.Handler{}
 
 	// By default, there's a stdout terminal format handler.
@@ -62,3 +55,11 @@ func RootHandler() log15.Handler {
 func New(ctx ...interface{}) log15.Logger {
 	return log15.Root().New(ctx...)
 }
+
+func getLevel(lvlString string) log15.Lvl {
+	lvl, err := log15.LvlFromString(lvlString)
+	if err != nil {
+		Exit(Fmt("Invalid log level %v: %v", lvlString, err))
+	}
+	return lvl
+}
diff --git a/rpc/test/test.go b/rpc/test/test.go
index d65151d8e..e391fee77 100644
--- a/rpc/test/test.go
+++ b/rpc/test/test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func init() {
 	app.Set("PrivValidatorFile", rootDir+"/priv_validator.json")
 	app.Set("Log.Stdout.Level", "debug")
 	config.SetApp(app)
-	logger.InitLog()
+	logger.Reset()
 	// start a node
 	ready := make(chan struct{})
 	go newNode(ready)