diff --git a/helper.go b/helper.go
index c60b76e..61a683b 100644
--- a/helper.go
+++ b/helper.go
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ func getCredentials() (username, token string, err error) {
 	return username, token, nil
 }
 
+func setupLogging() {
+	programLevel := new(slog.LevelVar)
+	env := os.Getenv("PROXMOX_LOG_LEVEL")
+	programLevel.UnmarshalText([]byte(env))
+	logger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: programLevel}))
+	slog.Info("Set log level", "level", programLevel)
+	slog.SetDefault(logger)
+}
+
 func createAuthorizationString(username, token string) string {
 	return "PVEAPIToken=" + username + "=" + token
 }
diff --git a/proxmox.go b/proxmox.go
index 2b94de6..c35bf07 100644
--- a/proxmox.go
+++ b/proxmox.go
@@ -55,26 +55,32 @@ func (p *Plugin) LabelConfig() plugin.LabelConfig {
 // =============================================================================
 
 func (p *Plugin) Create(ctx context.Context, req *resource.CreateRequest) (*resource.CreateResult, error) {
+	setupLogging()
 	return p.CreateLXC(ctx, req)
 }
 
 func (p *Plugin) Read(ctx context.Context, req *resource.ReadRequest) (*resource.ReadResult, error) {
+	setupLogging()
 	return p.ReadLXC(ctx, req)
 }
 
 func (p *Plugin) Update(ctx context.Context, req *resource.UpdateRequest) (*resource.UpdateResult, error) {
+	setupLogging()
 	return p.UpdateLXC(ctx, req)
 }
 
 func (p *Plugin) Delete(ctx context.Context, req *resource.DeleteRequest) (*resource.DeleteResult, error) {
+	setupLogging()
 	return p.DeleteLXC(ctx, req)
 }
 
 func (p *Plugin) Status(ctx context.Context, req *resource.StatusRequest) (*resource.StatusResult, error) {
+	setupLogging()
 	return p.StatusLXC(ctx, req)
 }
 
 // Called during discovery to find unmanaged resources.
 func (p *Plugin) List(ctx context.Context, req *resource.ListRequest) (*resource.ListResult, error) {
+	setupLogging()
 	return p.ListLXC(ctx, req)
 }