diff --git a/backend/internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap.go b/backend/internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap.go
index d92f7174..bdc98842 100644
--- a/backend/internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap.go
+++ b/backend/internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap.go
@@ -404,7 +404,9 @@ func initLogger(r *gin.Engine) {
 
 	r.Use(sloggin.SetLogger(
 		sloggin.WithLogger(func(_ *gin.Context, _ *slog.Logger) *slog.Logger {
-			return slog.Default()
+			// gin-contrib/slog calls Handler.Handle directly instead of Logger.LogAttrs
+			// Wrapping the default handler in MultiHandler restores the Enabled check that enforces LOG_LEVEL
+			return slog.New(slog.NewMultiHandler(slog.Default().Handler()))
 		}),
 		sloggin.WithClientErrorLevel(slog.LevelInfo),
 		sloggin.WithSpecificLogLevelByStatusCode(map[int]slog.Level{
diff --git a/backend/internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap_test.go b/backend/internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap_test.go
index 7561aaf9..288e7525 100644
--- a/backend/internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap_test.go
+++ b/backend/internal/bootstrap/router_bootstrap_test.go
@@ -78,3 +78,55 @@ func TestRequestLoggerKeepsRateLimitsAtWarningLevel(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Contains(t, output.String(), "level=WARN")
 	require.Contains(t, output.String(), "error_code=rate_limited")
 }
+
+func TestRequestLoggerRespectsConfiguredMinimumLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	previousLogger := slog.Default()
+	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(&output, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+		Level: slog.LevelWarn,
+	})))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		slog.SetDefault(previousLogger)
+	})
+
+	router := gin.New()
+	initLogger(router)
+	router.GET("/api/status", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
+	})
+
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	request := httptest.NewRequestWithContext(t.Context(), http.MethodGet, "/api/status", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(recorder, request)
+
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusNoContent, recorder.Code)
+	require.Empty(t, output.String())
+}
+
+func TestRequestLoggerLogsAtConfiguredMinimumLevel(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	previousLogger := slog.Default()
+	slog.SetDefault(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(&output, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+		Level: slog.LevelInfo,
+	})))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		slog.SetDefault(previousLogger)
+	})
+
+	router := gin.New()
+	initLogger(router)
+	router.GET("/api/status", func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
+	})
+
+	recorder := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	request := httptest.NewRequestWithContext(t.Context(), http.MethodGet, "/api/status", nil)
+	router.ServeHTTP(recorder, request)
+
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusNoContent, recorder.Code)
+	require.Contains(t, output.String(), "level=INFO")
+}