diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/logging.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/logging.rs
index 12079bc..e6d72b8 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/logging.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/logging.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-use std::{mem::forget, sync::OnceLock};
-
-use cuprate_helper::fs::logs_path;
+use std::{
+    fmt::{Display, Formatter},
+    mem::forget,
+    sync::OnceLock,
+};
 
 use tracing::{
     instrument::WithSubscriber, level_filters::LevelFilter, subscriber::Interest, Metadata,
@@ -19,6 +21,8 @@ use tracing_subscriber::{
     Layer, Registry,
 };
 
+use cuprate_helper::fs::logs_path;
+
 use crate::config::Config;
 
 /// A [`OnceLock`] which holds the [`Handle`] to update the file logging output.
@@ -50,6 +54,14 @@ pub struct CupratedTracingFilter {
     pub level: LevelFilter,
 }
 
+impl Display for CupratedTracingFilter {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.debug_struct("Filter")
+            .field("minimum_level", &self.level.to_string())
+            .finish()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<S> Filter<S> for CupratedTracingFilter {
     fn enabled(&self, meta: &Metadata<'_>, cx: &Context<'_, S>) -> bool {
         Filter::<S>::enabled(&self.level, meta, cx)
diff --git a/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs b/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs
index 52bde99..6f6afad 100644
--- a/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs
+++ b/binaries/cuprated/src/main.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tower::{Service, ServiceExt};
 use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
-use tracing_subscriber::{Registry, util::SubscriberInitExt, reload::Handle, layer::SubscriberExt};
+use tracing_subscriber::{layer::SubscriberExt, reload::Handle, util::SubscriberInitExt, Registry};
 
 use cuprate_consensus_context::{
     BlockChainContextRequest, BlockChainContextResponse, BlockChainContextService,
@@ -156,9 +156,10 @@ async fn io_loop(
     while let Some(command) = incoming_commands.recv().await {
         match command {
             Command::SetLog { level } => {
-                logging::modify_stdout_output(|filter| filter.level = level);
-
-                println!("LOG LEVEL CHANGED: {level}");
+                logging::modify_stdout_output(|filter| {
+                    filter.level = level;
+                    println!("NEW LOG FILTER: {filter}");
+                });
             }
             Command::Status => {
                 let BlockChainContextResponse::Context(blockchain_context) = context_service