diff --git a/docs/Configuration.md b/docs/Configuration.md
index b4067e8d2..f8c2709b7 100644
--- a/docs/Configuration.md
+++ b/docs/Configuration.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The voting machine used by default by `Dao.new` when creating new DAOs.  Default
 The location of a custom founders json configuration file, including the name of the file.  The default points to `founders.json` located in arc.js/migrations which defines default founders for ganache. If the value is given as a relative path, then it must be relative to arc.js/dist/migrations.  Refer here for [more about how to define founders](Migration).
 
 **logLevel**
-The level of logging.  Default is 9 (error | info).  The available log levels, which may be combined, are:
+The level of logging.  Default is 9 (`LogLevel.error | LogLevel.info`).  The available log levels, which may be combined, are:
 
 ```
   none = 0
diff --git a/lib/configService.ts b/lib/configService.ts
index 6f97be251..ac51bb15b 100644
--- a/lib/configService.ts
+++ b/lib/configService.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { PubSubEventService } from "./pubSubEventService";
+
 /**
  * get and set global Arc.js settings
  */
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ export class ConfigService {
       }
     }
     section[parts[count]] = value;
+    PubSubEventService.publish(`ConfigService.settingChanged.${setting}`, value);
   }
 
   constructor() {
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 5042247f0..abe879d02 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import { Web3 } from "web3";
 import { AccountService } from "./accountService";
 import { ConfigService } from "./configService";
 import { LoggingService, LogLevel } from "./loggingService";
+import { PubSubEventService } from "./pubSubEventService";
 import { Utils } from "./utils";
 import { WrapperService, WrapperServiceInitializeOptions } from "./wrapperService";
 
@@ -76,6 +77,17 @@ export async function InitializeArcJs(options?: InitializeArcOptions): Promise<W
   LoggingService.info("Initializing Arc.js");
   try {
 
+    /**
+     * Initialize LoggingService here to avoid cirular dependency involving ConfigService and PubSubService
+     */
+    LoggingService.logLevel = parseInt(ConfigService.get("logLevel"), 10) as LogLevel;
+    /**
+     * Watch for changes in logLevel via ConfigService.
+     */
+    PubSubEventService.subscribe(`ConfigService.settingChanged.logLevel`, (topics: string, value: number): void => {
+      LoggingService.logLevel = parseInt(value as any, 10) as LogLevel;
+    });
+
     if (options && options.useNetworkDefaultsFor) {
       const networkDefaults = ConfigService.get("networkDefaults")[options.useNetworkDefaultsFor];
       if (!networkDefaults) {
diff --git a/lib/loggingService.ts b/lib/loggingService.ts
index 5c6eb4a15..dc9947705 100644
--- a/lib/loggingService.ts
+++ b/lib/loggingService.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import * as JSON from "circular-json";
-import { ConfigService } from "./configService";
 
 export enum LogLevel {
   none = 0,
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ export class LoggingService {
 
   public static loggers: Array<ILogger> = [new ConsoleLogger()];
 
-  public static logLevel: LogLevel = parseInt(ConfigService.get("logLevel"), 10) as LogLevel;
+  public static logLevel: LogLevel = LogLevel.none;
 
   public static moduleName: string = "Arc.js";
 
diff --git a/test/utils.ts b/test/utils.ts
index a0d2e6c3b..7ccfbfe24 100644
--- a/test/utils.ts
+++ b/test/utils.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ describe("Misc", () => {
     assert.equal(setting, 10);
   });
 
+  it("can update logLevel via config", async () => {
+    assert.equal(LoggingService.logLevel, 9);
+    ConfigService.set("logLevel", 5);
+    await helpers.sleep(50);
+    assert.equal(LoggingService.logLevel, 5);
+  });
+
   it("can check correct wrapper", async () => {
     const contractNameShouldBe = "GenesisProtocol";
     const contractNameDontWant = "AbsoluteVote";