diff --git a/runtime/runtime.go b/runtime/runtime.go
index 792b51f79..336e15655 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func withRequestResponseLogging(handler common.HandlerFunc) common.HandlerFunc {
 }
 
 func logLevel() log.Level {
-	switch os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL") {
+	switch os.Getenv("KEEL_LOG_LEVEL") {
 	case "trace":
 		return log.TraceLevel
 	case "debug":