diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 30035e7..8953584 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,15 +73,38 @@ DATABASES = {
 you can provide additional options to pass to SQLAlchemy's pool creation, key's name is `POOL_OPTIONS`:
 
 ```python
+import logging
+
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'POOL_OPTIONS': {
             'POOL_SIZE': 10,
             'MAX_OVERFLOW': 10,
-            'RECYCLE': 24 * 60 * 60
+            'RECYCLE': 24 * 60 * 60,
+            'LOG_LEVEL': logging.DEBUG
         }
     }
 }
+
+# or you can define logger under 'LOGGING' for dj_db_conn_pool settings
+LOGGING = {
+    'version': 1,
+    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
+    'handlers': {
+        'console': {
+            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'class': 'logging.StreamHandler',
+        },
+    },
+    'loggers': {
+        'dj_db_conn_pool': {
+            'handlers': ['console'],
+            'level': 'DEBUG',
+            'propagate': True,
+        },
+    },
+}
+
 ```
 
 `django-db-connection-pool` has more configuration options
diff --git a/dj_db_conn_pool/core/__init__.py b/dj_db_conn_pool/core/__init__.py
index 363378e..625e154 100644
--- a/dj_db_conn_pool/core/__init__.py
+++ b/dj_db_conn_pool/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 import threading
+import logging
 
 from dj_db_conn_pool.compat import gettext_lazy as _
 from dj_db_conn_pool.core.exceptions import PoolDoesNotExist
 
+try:
+    from django.conf import settings
+    log_level = logging.DEBUG if settings.DEBUG else logging.ERROR
+except ImportError:
+    log_level = logging.DEBUG
+
 
 class PoolContainer(dict):
     # acquire this lock before modify pool_container
@@ -16,6 +23,7 @@ class PoolContainer(dict):
         'recycle': 60 * 15,
         'pool_size': 10,
         'max_overflow': 10,
+        'LOG_LEVEL': log_level,
     }
 
     def has(self, pool_name):
diff --git a/dj_db_conn_pool/core/mixins/core.py b/dj_db_conn_pool/core/mixins/core.py
index e26b27e..f90c47f 100644
--- a/dj_db_conn_pool/core/mixins/core.py
+++ b/dj_db_conn_pool/core/mixins/core.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
 class PersistentDatabaseWrapperMixin:
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # override creation_class
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@ def get_new_connection(self, conn_params):
                     **pool_container.pool_default_params,
                     **pool_setting
                 }
+                logger.setLevel(pool_params.pop('LOG_LEVEL', logging.DEBUG))
 
                 # now we have all parameters of self.alias
                 # create self.alias's pool