diff --git a/simulators/ethereum/engine/client/hive_rpc/hive_rpc.go b/simulators/ethereum/engine/client/hive_rpc/hive_rpc.go
index d055d1d346..2f2d8c77ab 100644
--- a/simulators/ethereum/engine/client/hive_rpc/hive_rpc.go
+++ b/simulators/ethereum/engine/client/hive_rpc/hive_rpc.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -108,10 +110,12 @@ func (s HiveRPCEngineStarter) StartClient(T *hivesim.T, testContext context.Cont
 	if err := CheckEthEngineLive(c); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Engine/Eth ports were never open for client: %v", err)
 	}
+	hiveLogLevel, _ := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("HIVE_LOGLEVEL"))
 	ec := NewHiveRPCEngineClient(c, enginePort, ethPort, jwtSecret, ttd, &helper.LoggingRoundTrip{
-		Logger: T,
-		ID:     c.Container,
-		Inner:  http.DefaultTransport,
+		Logger:   T,
+		ID:       c.Container,
+		Inner:    http.DefaultTransport,
+		LogLevel: hiveLogLevel,
 	})
 	return ec, nil
 }
diff --git a/simulators/ethereum/engine/helper/helper.go b/simulators/ethereum/engine/helper/helper.go
index 349a732b4c..aaf040669c 100644
--- a/simulators/ethereum/engine/helper/helper.go
+++ b/simulators/ethereum/engine/helper/helper.go
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ type LogF interface {
 }
 
 type LoggingRoundTrip struct {
-	Logger LogF
-	ID     string
-	Inner  http.RoundTripper
+	Logger   LogF
+	ID       string
+	Inner    http.RoundTripper
+	LogLevel int
 }
 
 const MAX_LOG_BYTES = 1024 * 4
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ func (rt *LoggingRoundTrip) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	reqLogBytes := bytes.TrimSpace(reqBytes[:])
-	if len(reqLogBytes) > MAX_LOG_BYTES {
+	reqTrimLogs := len(reqLogBytes) > MAX_LOG_BYTES && rt.LogLevel <= 3
+	if reqTrimLogs {
 		rt.Logger.Logf(">> (%s) %s... (Log trimmed)", rt.ID, reqLogBytes[:MAX_LOG_BYTES])
 	} else {
 		rt.Logger.Logf(">> (%s) %s", rt.ID, reqLogBytes)
@@ -76,7 +78,9 @@ func (rt *LoggingRoundTrip) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
 	respCopy := *resp
 	respCopy.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(respBytes))
 	respLogBytes := bytes.TrimSpace(respBytes[:])
-	if len(respLogBytes) > MAX_LOG_BYTES {
+
+	respTrimLogs := len(respLogBytes) > MAX_LOG_BYTES && rt.LogLevel <= 3
+	if respTrimLogs {
 		rt.Logger.Logf("<< (%s) %s... (Log trimmed)", rt.ID, respLogBytes[:MAX_LOG_BYTES])
 	} else {
 		rt.Logger.Logf("<< (%s) %s", rt.ID, respLogBytes)