diff --git a/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml b/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml
index 820e2c7ec57..994060d3e94 100644
--- a/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml
+++ b/cmd/build/helmify/kustomize-for-helm.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ spec:
             - --logtostderr
             - --log-denies={{ .Values.logDenies }}
             - --emit-admission-events={{ .Values.emitAdmissionEvents }}
-            - --log-level={{ .Values.logLevel }}
+            - --log-level={{ (.Values.controllerManager.logLevel | empty | not) | ternary .Values.controllerManager.logLevel .Values.logLevel }}
             - --exempt-namespace={{ .Release.Namespace }}
             - --operation=webhook
             - --enable-external-data={{ .Values.enableExternalData }}
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ spec:
         - name: manager
           args:
             - --audit-interval={{ .Values.auditInterval }}
-            - --log-level={{ .Values.logLevel }}
+            - --log-level={{ (.Values.audit.logLevel | empty | not) | ternary .Values.audit.logLevel .Values.logLevel }}
             - --constraint-violations-limit={{ .Values.constraintViolationsLimit }}
             - --audit-from-cache={{ .Values.auditFromCache }}
             - --audit-chunk-size={{ .Values.auditChunkSize }}
diff --git a/cmd/build/helmify/static/README.md b/cmd/build/helmify/static/README.md
index bc3578e2335..33d47cb7b64 100644
--- a/cmd/build/helmify/static/README.md
+++ b/cmd/build/helmify/static/README.md
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ _See [Exempting Namespaces](https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/websi
 | controllerManager.metricsPort                 | Metrics port for controller manager                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `8888`                                                                    |
 | controllerManager.readinessTimeout            | Timeout in seconds for the controller manager's readiness probe                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `1`                                                                    |
 | controllerManager.livenessTimeout            | Timeout in seconds for the controller manager's liveness probe                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `1`                                                                    |
+| controllerManager.logLevel                    | The minimum log level for the controller manager, takes precedence over `logLevel` when specified                                                                                                                                                   | `null`
 | controllerManager.priorityClassName           | Priority class name for controller manager                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `system-cluster-critical`                                                 |
 | controllerManager.podSecurityContext          | Security context on pod level for controller manager                                                                                                                                                                                                          | {fsGroup: 999, suplementalGroups: [999]}                                    |
 | controllerManager.exemptNamespaces            | The exact namespaces to exempt by the admission webhook                                                                                                                                                                                             | `[]`                                                                      |
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ _See [Exempting Namespaces](https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/websi
 | audit.metricsPort                             | Metrics port for audit                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `8888`                                                                    |
 | audit.readinessTimeout            | Timeout in seconds for audit's readiness probe                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `1`                                                                    |
 | audit.livenessTimeout            | Timeout in seconds for the audit's liveness probe                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `1`                                                                    |
+| audit.logLevel                                | The minimum log level for audit, takes precedence over `logLevel` when specified                                                                                                                                                                    | `null`
 | replicas                                      | The number of Gatekeeper replicas to deploy for the webhook                                                                                                                                                                                         | `3`                                                                       |
 | podAnnotations                                | The annotations to add to the Gatekeeper pods                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `container.seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/manager: runtime/default` |
 | podLabels                                     | The labels to add to the Gatekeeper pods                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `{}`                                                                      |
diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/README.md b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/README.md
index bc3578e2335..33d47cb7b64 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/README.md
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/README.md
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ _See [Exempting Namespaces](https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/websi
 | controllerManager.metricsPort                 | Metrics port for controller manager                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `8888`                                                                    |
 | controllerManager.readinessTimeout            | Timeout in seconds for the controller manager's readiness probe                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `1`                                                                    |
 | controllerManager.livenessTimeout            | Timeout in seconds for the controller manager's liveness probe                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `1`                                                                    |
+| controllerManager.logLevel                    | The minimum log level for the controller manager, takes precedence over `logLevel` when specified                                                                                                                                                   | `null`
 | controllerManager.priorityClassName           | Priority class name for controller manager                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `system-cluster-critical`                                                 |
 | controllerManager.podSecurityContext          | Security context on pod level for controller manager                                                                                                                                                                                                          | {fsGroup: 999, suplementalGroups: [999]}                                    |
 | controllerManager.exemptNamespaces            | The exact namespaces to exempt by the admission webhook                                                                                                                                                                                             | `[]`                                                                      |
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ _See [Exempting Namespaces](https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/websi
 | audit.metricsPort                             | Metrics port for audit                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `8888`                                                                    |
 | audit.readinessTimeout            | Timeout in seconds for audit's readiness probe                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `1`                                                                    |
 | audit.livenessTimeout            | Timeout in seconds for the audit's liveness probe                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `1`                                                                    |
+| audit.logLevel                                | The minimum log level for audit, takes precedence over `logLevel` when specified                                                                                                                                                                    | `null`
 | replicas                                      | The number of Gatekeeper replicas to deploy for the webhook                                                                                                                                                                                         | `3`                                                                       |
 | podAnnotations                                | The annotations to add to the Gatekeeper pods                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `container.seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/manager: runtime/default` |
 | podLabels                                     | The labels to add to the Gatekeeper pods                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `{}`                                                                      |
diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml
index e11ad748713..3409d2f588e 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-audit-deployment.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         args:
         - --audit-interval={{ .Values.auditInterval }}
-        - --log-level={{ .Values.logLevel }}
+        - --log-level={{ (.Values.audit.logLevel | empty | not) | ternary .Values.audit.logLevel .Values.logLevel }}
         - --constraint-violations-limit={{ .Values.constraintViolationsLimit }}
         - --audit-from-cache={{ .Values.auditFromCache }}
         - --audit-chunk-size={{ .Values.auditChunkSize }}
diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-controller-manager-deployment.yaml b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
index 0ac934b00cf..ebb1d2559e9 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/gatekeeper/templates/gatekeeper-controller-manager-deployment.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ spec:
         - --logtostderr
         - --log-denies={{ .Values.logDenies }}
         - --emit-admission-events={{ .Values.emitAdmissionEvents }}
-        - --log-level={{ .Values.logLevel }}
+        - --log-level={{ (.Values.controllerManager.logLevel | empty | not) | ternary .Values.controllerManager.logLevel .Values.logLevel }}
         - --exempt-namespace={{ .Release.Namespace }}
         - --operation=webhook
         - --enable-external-data={{ .Values.enableExternalData }}