diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index e6308ab..09b296a 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime};
 
 use crate::network::{
     capture::{CaptureConfig, PacketReader, setup_packet_capture},
-    merge::{
-        create_connection_from_packet,
-        merge_packet_into_connection,
-    },
+    merge::{create_connection_from_packet, merge_packet_into_connection},
     parser::{PacketParser, ParsedPacket, ParserConfig},
     platform::create_process_lookup,
     services::ServiceLookup,
@@ -187,7 +184,10 @@ impl App {
                 Ok((capture, device_name)) => {
                     // Store the actual interface name being used
                     *current_interface.write().unwrap() = Some(device_name.clone());
-                    info!("Packet capture started successfully on interface: {}", device_name);
+                    info!(
+                        "Packet capture started successfully on interface: {}",
+                        device_name
+                    );
                     let mut reader = PacketReader::new(capture);
                     let mut packets_read = 0u64;
                     let mut last_log = Instant::now();
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ impl App {
                                     info!("First packet captured! Size: {} bytes", packet.len());
                                 }
 
-                                // Log every 100 packets or every 5 seconds
-                                if packets_read % 100 == 0
+                                // Log every 10000 packets or every 5 seconds
+                                if packets_read % 10000 == 0
                                     || last_log.elapsed() > Duration::from_secs(5)
                                 {
                                     info!("Read {} packets so far", packets_read);
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ impl App {
                         .fetch_add(batch.len() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
                     // Log progress
-                    if total_processed % 100 == 0 || last_log.elapsed() > Duration::from_secs(5) {
+                    if total_processed % 10000 == 0 || last_log.elapsed() > Duration::from_secs(5) {
                         debug!(
                             "Processor {}: {} packets processed ({} parsed)",
                             id, total_processed, parsed_count
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1073d53..624f26e 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ mod network;
 mod ui;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    // Set up logging
-    setup_logging()?;
-
-    info!("Starting RustNet Monitor");
-
     // Parse command line arguments
     let matches = Command::new("rustnet")
         .version("0.1.0")
@@ -54,7 +49,26 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 .help("Disable deep packet inspection")
                 .action(clap::ArgAction::SetTrue),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::new("log-level")
+                .short('l')
+                .long("log-level")
+                .value_name("LEVEL")
+                .help("Set the log level")
+                .value_parser(clap::value_parser!(LevelFilter))
+                .default_value("info")
+                .required(false),
+        )
         .get_matches();
+    // Set up logging
+    setup_logging(
+        matches
+            .get_one::<LevelFilter>("log-level")
+            .cloned()
+            .unwrap_or(LevelFilter::Info),
+    )?;
+
+    info!("Starting RustNet Monitor");
 
     // Build configuration from command line arguments
     let mut config = app::Config::default();
@@ -106,7 +120,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn setup_logging() -> Result<()> {
+fn setup_logging(level: LevelFilter) -> Result<()> {
     // Create logs directory if it doesn't exist
     let log_dir = Path::new("logs");
     if !log_dir.exists() {
@@ -118,11 +132,7 @@ fn setup_logging() -> Result<()> {
     let log_file_path = log_dir.join(format!("rustnet_{}.log", timestamp));
 
     // Initialize the logger
-    WriteLogger::init(
-        LevelFilter::Debug,
-        LogConfig::default(),
-        File::create(log_file_path)?,
-    )?;
+    WriteLogger::init(level, LogConfig::default(), File::create(log_file_path)?)?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -251,13 +261,13 @@ fn run_ui_loop<B: ratatui::prelude::Backend>(
                                             error!("Failed to copy to clipboard: {}", e);
                                             ui_state.clipboard_message = Some((
                                                 format!("Failed to copy: {}", e),
-                                                std::time::Instant::now()
+                                                std::time::Instant::now(),
                                             ));
                                         } else {
                                             info!("Copied {} to clipboard", remote_addr);
                                             ui_state.clipboard_message = Some((
                                                 format!("Copied {} to clipboard", remote_addr),
-                                                std::time::Instant::now()
+                                                std::time::Instant::now(),
                                             ));
                                         }
                                     }
@@ -265,7 +275,7 @@ fn run_ui_loop<B: ratatui::prelude::Backend>(
                                         error!("Failed to access clipboard: {}", e);
                                         ui_state.clipboard_message = Some((
                                             format!("Clipboard error: {}", e),
-                                            std::time::Instant::now()
+                                            std::time::Instant::now(),
                                         ));
                                     }
                                 }
diff --git a/src/network/merge.rs b/src/network/merge.rs
index d6db90e..73833bc 100644
--- a/src/network/merge.rs
+++ b/src/network/merge.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use log::{debug, error, info, warn};
-use procfs::net::tcp;
+use log::{debug, warn};
 
 // network/merge.rs - Connection merging and update utilities
 use crate::network::dpi::DpiResult;
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ use std::time::{Instant, SystemTime};
 /// Update TCP connection state based on observed flags and current state
 /// This implements the TCP state machine according to RFC 793
 fn update_tcp_state(current_state: TcpState, flags: &TcpFlags, is_outgoing: bool) -> TcpState {
-    info!(
+    debug!(
         "Updating TCP state: current_state={:?}, flags={:?}, is_outgoing={}",
         current_state, flags, is_outgoing
     );
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn merge_packet_into_connection(
             &parsed.tcp_flags.unwrap(),
             parsed.is_outgoing,
         );
-        info!(
+        debug!(
             "Updated TCP state: {:?} -> {:?}",
             current_tcp_state, new_tcp_state
         );
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ pub fn create_connection_from_packet(parsed: &ParsedPacket, now: SystemTime) ->
                 tcp_flags,
                 parsed.is_outgoing,
             ));
-            info!(
+            debug!(
                 "Created connection from packet: {:?} -> {:?}, old state: {:?}, new state: {:?}",
                 parsed.local_addr, parsed.remote_addr, old_state, conn.protocol_state
             );