diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5052d2ba..5bb82fea5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Use code signing on all Windows executables (`ErsatzTV-Windows.exe`, `ErsatzTV.exe`, `ErsatzTV.Scanner.exe`)
 - Respect `z_index` (draw order) on all graphics element types
 - Restore default UI font that was erroneously removed in v26.1.1
+- Use configured searching log level on startup, instead of the default log level of `Information`
 
 ## [26.1.1] - 2026-01-08
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/ErsatzTV/Services/RunOnce/LoadLoggingLevelService.cs b/ErsatzTV/Services/RunOnce/LoadLoggingLevelService.cs
index a5bed4601..6c4b0cc2a 100644
--- a/ErsatzTV/Services/RunOnce/LoadLoggingLevelService.cs
+++ b/ErsatzTV/Services/RunOnce/LoadLoggingLevelService.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ public class LoadLoggingLevelService : BackgroundService
             loggingLevelSwitches.SchedulingLevelSwitch.MinimumLevel = logLevel;
         }
 
+        foreach (LogEventLevel logLevel in await configElementRepository.GetValue<LogEventLevel>(
+                     ConfigElementKey.MinimumLogLevelSearching, stoppingToken))
+        {
+            LoggingLevelSwitches loggingLevelSwitches =
+                scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<LoggingLevelSwitches>();
+            loggingLevelSwitches.SearchingLevelSwitch.MinimumLevel = logLevel;
+        }
+
         foreach (LogEventLevel logLevel in await configElementRepository.GetValue<LogEventLevel>(
                      ConfigElementKey.MinimumLogLevelStreaming, stoppingToken))
         {