diff --git a/src/apps/desktop/src/lib.rs b/src/apps/desktop/src/lib.rs
index c455c41f10..cc67dfc2dd 100644
--- a/src/apps/desktop/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/apps/desktop/src/lib.rs
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ pub async fn _run() {
     let mut startup_timings = TimingCollector::default();
     let in_debug = cfg!(debug_assertions) || std::env::var("DEBUG").unwrap_or_default() == "1";
     let log_config = logging::LogConfig::new(in_debug);
-    let log_targets = logging::build_log_targets(&log_config);
     let session_log_dir = log_config.session_log_dir.clone();
     crash_diagnostics::initialize_run_state(session_log_dir.clone(), &startup_trace_id);
     setup_panic_hook();
@@ -383,6 +382,16 @@ pub async fn _run() {
     startup_timings.record_elapsed("initialize_global_config", step_started);
     startup_trace.record_elapsed_step("native_pre_tauri", "initialize_global_config", step_started);
 
+    let step_started = Instant::now();
+    let startup_log_level = resolve_runtime_log_level(log_config.level).await;
+    log::set_max_level(startup_log_level);
+    let log_targets = logging::build_log_targets(&log_config);
+    startup_trace.record_elapsed_step(
+        "native_pre_tauri",
+        "resolve_runtime_log_level",
+        step_started,
+    );
+
     // Initialize global I18nService so bot/remote-connect language is always in sync.
     {
         use bitfun_core::service::config::get_global_config_service;
@@ -510,7 +519,7 @@ pub async fn _run() {
     let mut builder = tauri::Builder::default();
 
     let app = builder
-        .plugin(logging::build_log_plugin(log_targets))
+        .plugin(logging::build_log_plugin(log_targets, startup_log_level))
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_opener::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_fs::init())
         .manage(app_state)
diff --git a/src/apps/desktop/src/logging.rs b/src/apps/desktop/src/logging.rs
index b6db918e6b..d228e474ac 100644
--- a/src/apps/desktop/src/logging.rs
+++ b/src/apps/desktop/src/logging.rs
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ pub fn build_log_targets(config: &LogConfig) -> Vec<Target> {
     targets
 }
 
-pub fn build_log_plugin<R: Runtime>(log_targets: Vec<Target>) -> TauriPlugin<R> {
+pub fn build_log_plugin<R: Runtime>(log_targets: Vec<Target>, initial_level: log::LevelFilter) -> TauriPlugin<R> {
     tauri_plugin_log::Builder::new()
-        .level(log::LevelFilter::Trace)
+        .level(initial_level)
         .level_for("ignore", log::LevelFilter::Off)
         .level_for("ignore::walk", log::LevelFilter::Off)
         .level_for("globset", log::LevelFilter::Off)