diff --git a/openhands/core/config/utils.py b/openhands/core/config/utils.py
index 876805869a..c526088809 100644
--- a/openhands/core/config/utils.py
+++ b/openhands/core/config/utils.py
@@ -759,6 +759,12 @@ def get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         type=bool,
         default=False,
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--log-level',
+        help='Set the log level',
+        type=str,
+        default=None,
+    )
     return parser
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_arg_parser.py b/tests/unit/test_arg_parser.py
index faa48cb86b..6b9a4b434c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_arg_parser.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_arg_parser.py
@@ -138,13 +138,14 @@ def test_help_message(capsys):
         '--no-auto-continue',
         '--selected-repo SELECTED_REPO',
         '--override-cli-mode OVERRIDE_CLI_MODE',
+        '--log-level LOG_LEVEL',
     ]
 
     for element in expected_elements:
         assert element in help_output, f"Expected '{element}' to be in the help message"
 
     option_count = help_output.count('  -')
-    assert option_count == 20, f'Expected 20 options, found {option_count}'
+    assert option_count == 21, f'Expected 21 options, found {option_count}'
 
 
 def test_selected_repo_format():