diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index e599499afe3c9..efd87316b19e2 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ fn get_log_levels(default: &str) -> String {
                 format!("codec={}", level),
                 format!("vrl={}", level),
                 format!("file_source={}", level),
-                "tower_limit=trace".to_owned(),
+                format!("tower_limit={}", level),
                 format!("rdkafka={}", level),
                 format!("buffers={}", level),
                 format!("lapin={}", level),