diff --git a/rrs/tools/rrs_upstream_email.py b/rrs/tools/rrs_upstream_email.py
index cdc352d..8ef0b3c 100755
--- a/rrs/tools/rrs_upstream_email.py
+++ b/rrs/tools/rrs_upstream_email.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ def main():
             action="store_const", const=logging.ERROR, dest="loglevel")
 
     options, args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv)
+    logger.setLevel(options.loglevel)
 
     # get recipes for send email
     if options.plan: