diff --git a/src/config/utils.spec.ts b/src/config/utils.spec.ts
index 30f21d34e..551aed0c5 100644
--- a/src/config/utils.spec.ts
+++ b/src/config/utils.spec.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
  */
 
 import {
+  needToLog,
   replaceAuthErrorsWithEnvironmentVariables,
   toArrayConfig,
 } from './utils';
+import { Loglevel } from './loglevel.enum';
 
 describe('config utils', () => {
   describe('toArrayConfig', () => {
@@ -40,4 +42,46 @@ describe('config utils', () => {
       ).toEqual('"HD_AUTH_GITLAB_test_SCOPE');
     });
   });
+  describe('needToLog', () => {
+    it('currentLevel ERROR', () => {
+      const currentLevel = Loglevel.ERROR;
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.ERROR)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.WARN)).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.INFO)).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.DEBUG)).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.TRACE)).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+    it('currentLevel WARN', () => {
+      const currentLevel = Loglevel.WARN;
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.ERROR)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.WARN)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.INFO)).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.DEBUG)).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.TRACE)).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+    it('currentLevel INFO', () => {
+      const currentLevel = Loglevel.INFO;
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.ERROR)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.WARN)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.INFO)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.DEBUG)).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.TRACE)).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+    it('currentLevel DEBUG', () => {
+      const currentLevel = Loglevel.DEBUG;
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.ERROR)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.WARN)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.INFO)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.DEBUG)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.TRACE)).toBeFalsy();
+    });
+    it('currentLevel TRACE', () => {
+      const currentLevel = Loglevel.TRACE;
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.ERROR)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.WARN)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.INFO)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.DEBUG)).toBeTruthy();
+      expect(needToLog(currentLevel, Loglevel.TRACE)).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/config/utils.ts b/src/config/utils.ts
index 50a695f6e..e02ca8ded 100644
--- a/src/config/utils.ts
+++ b/src/config/utils.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only
  */
 
+import { Loglevel } from './loglevel.enum';
+
 export function toArrayConfig(configValue: string, separator = ','): string[] {
   if (!configValue) {
     return [];
@@ -87,3 +89,27 @@ export function replaceAuthErrorsWithEnvironmentVariables(
   message = message.replace('.accessRole', '_ACCESS_ROLE');
   return message;
 }
+
+export function needToLog(
+  currentLoglevel: Loglevel,
+  requestedLoglevel: Loglevel,
+): boolean {
+  const current = transformLoglevelToInt(currentLoglevel);
+  const requested = transformLoglevelToInt(requestedLoglevel);
+  return current >= requested;
+}
+
+function transformLoglevelToInt(loglevel: Loglevel): number {
+  switch (loglevel) {
+    case Loglevel.TRACE:
+      return 5;
+    case Loglevel.DEBUG:
+      return 4;
+    case Loglevel.INFO:
+      return 3;
+    case Loglevel.WARN:
+      return 2;
+    case Loglevel.ERROR:
+      return 1;
+  }
+}