diff --git a/restic_compose_backup/config.py b/restic_compose_backup/config.py
index 0adf4b2..10d6033 100644
--- a/restic_compose_backup/config.py
+++ b/restic_compose_backup/config.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ class Config:
         self.password = os.environ.get('RESTIC_REPOSITORY')
         self.docker_base_url = os.environ.get('DOCKER_BASE_URL') or "unix://tmp/docker.sock"
 
+        # Log
+        self.log_level = os.environ.get('LOG_LEVEL')
+
         # forget / keep
         self.keep_daily = os.environ.get('KEEP_DAILY') or "7"
         self.keep_weekly = os.environ.get('KEEP_WEEKLY') or "4"
diff --git a/restic_compose_backup/containers.py b/restic_compose_backup/containers.py
index af2652a..490e807 100644
--- a/restic_compose_backup/containers.py
+++ b/restic_compose_backup/containers.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Container:
     @property
     def environment(self) -> list:
         """All configured env vars for the container as a list"""
-        return self.get_config('Env', default=[])
+        return self.get_config('Env')
 
     def get_config_env(self, name) -> str:
         """Get a config environment variable by name"""
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ class Container:
         data = {i[0:i.find('=')]: i[i.find('=')+1:] for i in self.environment}
         return data.get(name)
 
+    def set_config_env(self, name, value):
+        """Set an environment variable"""
+        env = self.environment
+        new_value = f'{name}={value}'
+        for i, entry in enumerate(env):
+            if f'{name}=' in entry:
+                env[i] = new_value
+                break
+        else:
+            env.append(new_value)
+
     @property
     def volumes(self) -> dict:
         """
diff --git a/restic_compose_backup/log.py b/restic_compose_backup/log.py
index 5e1b9eb..8e6de70 100644
--- a/restic_compose_backup/log.py
+++ b/restic_compose_backup/log.py
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ LOG_LEVELS = {
 
 def setup(level: str = 'warning'):
     """Set up logging"""
-    # Get log level from env if not set directly
-    if level is None:
-        level = os.environ.get('LOG_LEVEL')
-
     level = level or ""
     level = LOG_LEVELS.get(level.lower(), DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL)
     logger.setLevel(level)