diff --git a/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/ConfigManager.kt b/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/ConfigManager.kt
index 2446d579a0..e3823517f4 100644
--- a/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/ConfigManager.kt
+++ b/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/ConfigManager.kt
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ open class ConfigManager {
 
         // set log level early
         if (debugLogsEnabled(config)) {
-            setLogLevel(Level.DEBUG)
+            setLogLevelFor(BASE_LOGGER_NAME, Level.DEBUG)
         }
 
         return config
diff --git a/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/Logging.kt b/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/Logging.kt
index 19bfc6ba3b..883bce0cf7 100644
--- a/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/Logging.kt
+++ b/AndroidCompat/Config/src/main/java/xyz/nulldev/ts/config/Logging.kt
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ private fun getBaseLogger(): ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger {
     return (KotlinLogging.logger(Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME).underlyingLogger as ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger)
 }
 
+private fun getLogger(name: String): ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger {
+    val context = LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory() as LoggerContext
+    return context.getLogger(name)
+}
+
 fun initLoggerConfig(appRootPath: String) {
     val context = LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory() as LoggerContext
     val logger = getBaseLogger()
@@ -62,11 +67,19 @@ fun initLoggerConfig(appRootPath: String) {
     logger.addAppender(createRollingFileAppender(context, "$appRootPath/logs"))
 
     // set "kotlin exposed" log level
-    context.getLogger("Exposed").level = Level.ERROR
+    setLogLevelFor("Exposed", Level.ERROR)
 }
 
-fun setLogLevel(level: Level) {
-    getBaseLogger().level = level
+const val BASE_LOGGER_NAME = "_BaseLogger"
+
+fun setLogLevelFor(name: String, level: Level) {
+    val logger = if (name == BASE_LOGGER_NAME) {
+        getBaseLogger()
+    } else {
+        getLogger(name)
+    }
+
+    logger.level = level
 }
 
 fun debugLogsEnabled(config: Config) =
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerConfig.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerConfig.kt
index fe94b6f59f..f0e574f2a5 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerConfig.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerConfig.kt
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ class ServerConfig(getConfig: () -> Config, val moduleName: String = SERVER_CONF
 
     // misc
     val debugLogsEnabled: MutableStateFlow<Boolean> by OverrideConfigValue(BooleanConfigAdapter)
+    val gqlDebugLogsEnabled: MutableStateFlow<Boolean> by OverrideConfigValue(BooleanConfigAdapter)
     val systemTrayEnabled: MutableStateFlow<Boolean> by OverrideConfigValue(BooleanConfigAdapter)
 
     // backup
diff --git a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt
index dad9d68d3c..c0ea6863d6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt
+++ b/server/src/main/kotlin/suwayomi/tachidesk/server/ServerSetup.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.App
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.source.local.LocalSource
 import io.javalin.plugin.json.JavalinJackson
 import io.javalin.plugin.json.JsonMapper
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.combine
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 import mu.KotlinLogging
@@ -32,10 +33,11 @@ import suwayomi.tachidesk.server.util.SystemTray
 import xyz.nulldev.androidcompat.AndroidCompat
 import xyz.nulldev.androidcompat.AndroidCompatInitializer
 import xyz.nulldev.ts.config.ApplicationRootDir
+import xyz.nulldev.ts.config.BASE_LOGGER_NAME
 import xyz.nulldev.ts.config.ConfigKodeinModule
 import xyz.nulldev.ts.config.GlobalConfigManager
 import xyz.nulldev.ts.config.initLoggerConfig
-import xyz.nulldev.ts.config.setLogLevel
+import xyz.nulldev.ts.config.setLogLevelFor
 import java.io.File
 import java.security.Security
 import java.util.Locale
@@ -73,19 +75,26 @@ fun applicationSetup() {
         ServerConfig.register { GlobalConfigManager.config }
     )
 
-    serverConfig.subscribeTo(serverConfig.debugLogsEnabled, { debugLogsEnabled ->
-        if (debugLogsEnabled) {
-            setLogLevel(Level.DEBUG)
-        } else {
-            setLogLevel(Level.INFO)
-        }
-    }, ignoreInitialValue = false)
-
     // Application dirs
     val applicationDirs = ApplicationDirs()
 
     initLoggerConfig(applicationDirs.dataRoot)
 
+    val setupLogLevelUpdating = { configFlow: MutableStateFlow<Boolean>, loggerNames: List<String> ->
+        serverConfig.subscribeTo(configFlow, { debugLogsEnabled ->
+            if (debugLogsEnabled) {
+                loggerNames.forEach { loggerName -> setLogLevelFor(loggerName, Level.DEBUG) }
+            } else {
+                loggerNames.forEach { loggerName -> setLogLevelFor(loggerName, Level.ERROR) }
+            }
+        }, ignoreInitialValue = false)
+    }
+
+    setupLogLevelUpdating(serverConfig.debugLogsEnabled, listOf(BASE_LOGGER_NAME))
+    // gql "ExecutionStrategy" spams logs with "... completing field ..."
+    // gql "notprivacysafe" logs every received request multiple times (received, parsing, validating, executing)
+    setupLogLevelUpdating(serverConfig.gqlDebugLogsEnabled, listOf("graphql", "notprivacysafe"))
+
     logger.info("Running Tachidesk ${BuildConfig.VERSION} revision ${BuildConfig.REVISION}")
 
     logger.debug {
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/server-reference.conf b/server/src/main/resources/server-reference.conf
index db38de1529..7671f3ccce 100644
--- a/server/src/main/resources/server-reference.conf
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/server-reference.conf
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ server.basicAuthPassword = ""
 
 # misc
 server.debugLogsEnabled = false
+server.gqlDebugLogsEnabled = false # this includes logs with non privacy safe information
 server.systemTrayEnabled = true
 
 # backup
diff --git a/server/src/test/resources/server-reference.conf b/server/src/test/resources/server-reference.conf
index 9d5dc26f02..179ce32044 100644
--- a/server/src/test/resources/server-reference.conf
+++ b/server/src/test/resources/server-reference.conf
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ server.globalUpdateInterval = 12
 
 # misc
 server.debugLogsEnabled = true
+server.gqlDebugLogsEnabled = false
 server.systemTrayEnabled = false
 
 # webUI