fix

backend/app/main.py

@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ from app.api import admin, auth, misc, presets, sessions, worlds
 from app.config import settings
 from app.logging_setup import get_logger, setup_logging
 
+# Configure logging as early as possible — at import time, before uvicorn
+# finishes its own logger setup. This ensures LOG_LEVEL is honored for the
+# very first request and for startup messages from submodules.
+setup_logging()
+log = get_logger("app")
+
 
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
+    # Re-apply logging config in case any submodule reset it during import.
     setup_logging()
-    log = get_logger("app")
-    log.info("app_starting", worker_mode=settings.is_worker)
+    log.info("app_starting", worker_mode=settings.is_worker, log_level=settings.log_level)
 
     # Initialize DB tables and seed defaults
     from app.migrations.init_db import init_db