diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/globals/loghelper.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/globals/loghelper.go
index db193ff8..3259555a 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/globals/loghelper.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/globals/loghelper.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 package globals
 
-import "C"
 import (
 	rotatelogs "github.com/lestrrat-go/file-rotatelogs"
 	"github.com/michaelquigley/pfxlog"
@@ -67,10 +66,9 @@ func InitLogger(level string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func SetLogLevel(level string){
-	logrus.Infof("Setting logger levels to %s", level)
-	l, cLevel := ParseLevel(level)
-	logrus.SetLevel(l)
+func SetLogLevel(goLevel logrus.Level, cLevel int) {
+	logrus.Infof("Setting logger levels to %s", goLevel)
+	logrus.SetLevel(goLevel)
 	cziti.SetLogLevel(cLevel)
 }
 
diff --git a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/ipc.go b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/ipc.go
index 5bb4217a..96b39d0c 100644
--- a/service/ziti-tunnel/service/ipc.go
+++ b/service/ziti-tunnel/service/ipc.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func SubMain(ops chan string, changes chan<- svc.Status) error {
 	rts.LoadConfig()
 	l := rts.state.LogLevel
 	_, czitiLevel := globals.ParseLevel(l)
+
 	globals.InitLogger(l)
 
 	_ = globals.Elog.Info(InformationEvent, SvcName+" starting. log file located at "+config.LogFile())
@@ -429,7 +430,9 @@ func serveIpc(conn net.Conn) {
 }
 
 func setLogLevel(out *json.Encoder, level string) {
-	globals.SetLogLevel(level)
+	goLevel, cLevel := globals.ParseLevel(level)
+	globals.SetLogLevel(goLevel, cLevel)
+	rts.state.LogLevel = goLevel.String()
 	respond(out, dto.Response{Message: "log level set", Code: SUCCESS, Error: "", Payload: nil})
 }