diff --git a/swh/deposit/cli/__init__.py b/swh/deposit/cli/__init__.py
index 8d994985..fac8a56a 100644
--- a/swh/deposit/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/cli/__init__.py
@@ -1,37 +1,38 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2017-2019  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 import click
 import logging
 
 from swh.core.cli import CONTEXT_SETTINGS
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 @click.group(context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS)
 @click.pass_context
 def deposit(ctx):
     """Deposit main command
     """
-    logger.debug('deposit')
     ctx.ensure_object(dict)
+    log_level = ctx.obj.get('log_level', logging.INFO)
+    logger.setLevel(log_level)
 
 
 def main():
     logging.basicConfig()
     return deposit(auto_envvar_prefix='SWH_DEPOSIT')
 
 # These import statements MUST be executed after defining the 'deposit' group
 # since the subcommands in these are defined using this 'deposit' group.
 from . import client  # noqa
 try:
     from . import admin  # noqa
 except ImportError:  # server part is optional
     logger.debug('admin subcommand not loaded')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()