diff --git a/backend/mpc-system/pkg/logger/logger.go b/backend/mpc-system/pkg/logger/logger.go
index eea1adee..ca3a1a9c 100644
--- a/backend/mpc-system/pkg/logger/logger.go
+++ b/backend/mpc-system/pkg/logger/logger.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ func Init(cfg *Config) error {
 		if err := level.UnmarshalText([]byte(cfg.Level)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		// Debug output to verify level parsing
+		println("DEBUG: Parsed level:", level.String())
 	}
 
 	encoding := "json"
@@ -72,6 +74,9 @@ func Init(cfg *Config) error {
 	// Replace global zap logger to ensure our config takes effect
 	zap.ReplaceGlobals(Log)
 
+	// Debug output to verify logger initialization
+	println("DEBUG: Logger initialized with level:", Log.Level().String())
+
 	return nil
 }