diff --git a/backend/logger/formatter.py b/backend/logger/formatter.py
index 2172c4b6d..33e303430 100644
--- a/backend/logger/formatter.py
+++ b/backend/logger/formatter.py
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ LOGGING_CONFIG = {
             "handlers": ["default"],
             "propagate": False,
         },
+        "uvicorn.access": {
+            "level": LOGLEVEL,
+            "handlers": ["default"],
+            "propagate": False,
+        },
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/docker/gunicorn/logging.conf b/docker/gunicorn/logging.conf
index 936958657..54b564c43 100644
--- a/docker/gunicorn/logging.conf
+++ b/docker/gunicorn/logging.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ keys=gunicorn_format
 level=WARNING
 handlers=
 
-# Gunicorn internal logger
+# Gunicorn internal logger (overridden at runtime)
 [logger_gunicorn]
 level=INFO
 handlers=console_gunicorn
diff --git a/docker/init_scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh b/docker/init_scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 5e8f66241..5392c7b38 100755
--- a/docker/init_scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/init_scripts/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ export ROMM_BASE_PATH=${ROMM_BASE_PATH:-/romm}
 export ROMM_PORT=${ROMM_PORT:-8080}
 
 # Disable nginx access logs when log level is WARNING, ERROR, or CRITICAL
-case "${LOGLEVEL:-INFO}" in
-WARNING | ERROR | CRITICAL | warning | error | critical)
+loglevel="${LOGLEVEL:-INFO}"
+loglevel="${loglevel^^}"
+case "${loglevel}" in
+WARNING | WARN | ERROR | CRITICAL)
 	export NGINX_ACCESS_LOG="access_log off;"
 	;;
 *)
diff --git a/docker/init_scripts/init b/docker/init_scripts/init
index f9d493160..0a8ebb978 100755
--- a/docker/init_scripts/init
+++ b/docker/init_scripts/init
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ start_bin_gunicorn() {
 	# cleanup potentially leftover socket
 	rm /tmp/gunicorn.sock -f
 
+	# Wire LOGLEVEL into Gunicorn's logging config so it respects the env var
+	local gunicorn_level="${LOGLEVEL^^}"
+	sed -i '/\[logger_gunicorn\]/,/^\[/ s/^level=.*/level='"${gunicorn_level}"'/' /etc/gunicorn/logging.conf
+
 	# commands to start our main application and store its PID to check for crashes
 	info_log "Starting backend"