diff --git a/TinyHealthCheck/HealthCheckService.cs b/TinyHealthCheck/HealthCheckService.cs
index 6a77b04..4529ff1 100644
--- a/TinyHealthCheck/HealthCheckService.cs
+++ b/TinyHealthCheck/HealthCheckService.cs
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@ public class HealthCheckService<T> : BackgroundService where T : IHealthCheck
         private readonly TinyHealthCheckConfig _config;
         private readonly T _healthCheck;
         private readonly HttpListener _listener = new HttpListener();
+        
+        private readonly string _typeName;
 
         public HealthCheckService(ILogger<HealthCheckService<T>> logger, T healthCheck, TinyHealthCheckConfig config)
         {
             _logger = logger;
             _config = config ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(config));
             _healthCheck = healthCheck;
+            
+            _typeName = typeof(T).Name;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                 _listener.Prefixes.Add($"http://{_config.Hostname}:{_config.Port}/");
                 _listener.Start();
 
-                _logger.LogInformation($"TinyHealthCheck<{typeof(T).Name}> started on port '{_config.Port}'");
+                _logger.Log(_config.LogLevel, "TinyHealthCheck<{TypeName}> started on port {Port}", _typeName, _config.Port);
 
                 var cancelTask = Task.Delay(Timeout.Infinite, cancellationToken);
                 while (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
@@ -49,7 +53,7 @@ protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
-                _logger.LogError(e, "TinyHealthCheck had an exception!");
+                _logger.LogError(e, "TinyHealthCheck<{TypeName}> encountered an exception!", _typeName);
             }
         }
 
@@ -62,8 +66,8 @@ protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         private async Task ProcessHealthCheck(HttpListenerContext client, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var request = client.Request;
-
-            _logger.LogInformation($"TinyHealthCheck received a request from {request.RemoteEndPoint}");
+            
+            _logger.Log(_config.LogLevel, "TinyHealthCheck<{TypeName}> received a request from {RequestEndpoint}", _typeName, request.RemoteEndPoint);
 
             using (var response = client.Response)
             {
diff --git a/TinyHealthCheck/Models/TinyHealthCheckConfig.cs b/TinyHealthCheck/Models/TinyHealthCheckConfig.cs
index 5efeff5..8b839e2 100644
--- a/TinyHealthCheck/Models/TinyHealthCheckConfig.cs
+++ b/TinyHealthCheck/Models/TinyHealthCheckConfig.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace TinyHealthCheck.Models
 {
@@ -19,5 +19,10 @@ public class TinyHealthCheckConfig
         /// The url path that the health check will be accessible on.
         /// </summary>
         public string UrlPath { get; set; } = "/healthz";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The logging level of the health check.
+        /// </summary>
+        public LogLevel LogLevel = LogLevel.Information;
     }
 }