diff --git a/stable/openldap/Chart.yaml b/stable/openldap/Chart.yaml
index d8eee030dc..b775305036 100644
--- a/stable/openldap/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/openldap/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: openldap
 home: https://www.openldap.org
-version: 1.2.4
+version: 1.2.5
 appVersion: 2.4.48
 description: Community developed LDAP software
 icon: http://www.openldap.org/images/headers/LDAPworm.gif
diff --git a/stable/openldap/README.md b/stable/openldap/README.md
index 3496c40ebb..d6902534d2 100644
--- a/stable/openldap/README.md
+++ b/stable/openldap/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the openldap chart and
 | `service.sslLdapPort`              | External service port for SSL+LDAP                                                                                                        | `636`               |
 | `service.type`                     | Service type                                                                                                                              | `ClusterIP`         |
 | `env`                              | List of key value pairs as env variables to be sent to the docker image. See https://github.com/osixia/docker-openldap for available ones | `[see values.yaml]` |
+| `logLevel`                         | Set the container log level. Valid values: `none`, `error`, `warning`, `info`, `debug`, `trace`                                           | `info`              |
 | `tls.enabled`                      | Set to enable TLS/LDAPS - should also set `tls.secret`                                                                                    | `false`             |
 | `tls.secret`                       | Secret containing TLS cert and key (eg, generated via cert-manager)                                                                       | `""`                |
 | `tls.CA.enabled`                   | Set to enable custom CA crt file - should also set `tls.CA.secret`                                                                        | `false`             |
diff --git a/stable/openldap/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/openldap/templates/deployment.yaml
index a5847f198c..3110ebd767 100644
--- a/stable/openldap/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/openldap/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ spec:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          args:
+            - -l
+            - {{ .Values.logLevel }}
 {{- if .Values.customLdifFiles }}
-          args: [--copy-service]
+            - --copy-service
 {{- end }}
           ports:
             - name: ldap-port
diff --git a/stable/openldap/values.yaml b/stable/openldap/values.yaml
index ddb188fdf5..96018021aa 100644
--- a/stable/openldap/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/openldap/values.yaml
@@ -114,3 +114,7 @@ test:
   image:
     repository: dduportal/bats
     tag: 0.4.0
+
+# Set the container log level
+# Valid log levels: none, error, warning, info (default), debug, trace
+logLevel: info