diff --git a/fiftyone/server/main.py b/fiftyone/server/main.py
index cb4007bda5..13bd357d5e 100644
--- a/fiftyone/server/main.py
+++ b/fiftyone/server/main.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 | `voxel51.com <https://voxel51.com/>`_
 |
 """
+
 import argparse
 import os
 
@@ -13,9 +14,6 @@
 from hypercorn.config import Config
 import logging
 
-if os.environ.get("FIFTYONE_ENABLE_DEBUG_LOGGING", False):
-    logging.getLogger("asyncio").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
 if os.environ.get("FIFTYONE_DISABLE_SERVICES", False):
     del os.environ["FIFTYONE_DISABLE_SERVICES"]
 
@@ -27,6 +25,10 @@
 from fiftyone.server.app import app
 from fiftyone.server.events import set_port
 
+DEBUG_LOGGING = fo.config.logging_level == "DEBUG"
+
+if DEBUG_LOGGING:
+    logging.getLogger("asyncio").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
@@ -45,4 +47,4 @@
     if args.clean_start:
         fo.delete_datasets("*")
 
-    asyncio.run(serve(app, config), debug=foc.DEV_INSTALL)
+    asyncio.run(serve(app, config), debug=DEBUG_LOGGING)