diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index d108e537..50cba792 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 **python version**
 
 - feat: support skip for pytest
-- feat: print request and response details when running API cases
+- feat: print request and response details in DEBUG level when running API cases
 - fix: support None/dict/list format when printing sql response
 
 ## v4.1.3 (2022-06-14)
diff --git a/httprunner/cli.py b/httprunner/cli.py
index b26dc5be..49a6f5f4 100644
--- a/httprunner/cli.py
+++ b/httprunner/cli.py
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ def main_run(extra_args) -> enum.IntEnum:
 
 def main():
     """API test: parse command line options and run commands."""
-    init_logger()
-
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__description__)
     parser.add_argument(
         "-V", "--version", dest="version", action="store_true", help="show version"
@@ -103,6 +101,19 @@ def main():
         print(f"{__version__}")
         sys.exit(0)
 
+    # set log level
+    try:
+        index = extra_args.index("--log-level")
+        if index < len(extra_args) - 1:
+            level = extra_args[index + 1]
+        else:
+            # not specify log level value
+            level = "INFO"  # default
+    except ValueError:
+        level = "INFO"  # default
+
+    init_logger(level)
+
     if sys.argv[1] == "run":
         sys.exit(main_run(extra_args))
     elif sys.argv[1] == "make":
diff --git a/httprunner/runner.py b/httprunner/runner.py
index 76c9b655..815d8112 100644
--- a/httprunner/runner.py
+++ b/httprunner/runner.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from httprunner.models import (
     VariablesMapping,
 )
 from httprunner.parser import Parser
-from httprunner.utils import LOGGER_FORMAT, init_logger, merge_variables
+from httprunner.utils import LOGGER_FORMAT, merge_variables
 
 
 class SessionRunner(object):
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class SessionRunner(object):
     __log_path: Text = ""
 
     def __init(self):
-        init_logger()
         self.__config = self.config.struct()
         self.__session_variables = self.__session_variables or {}
         self.__start_at = 0
diff --git a/httprunner/step_request.py b/httprunner/step_request.py
index 3fb4fd94..4a3cee59 100644
--- a/httprunner/step_request.py
+++ b/httprunner/step_request.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def run_step_request(runner: HttpRunner, step: TStep) -> StepResult:
     for k, v in parsed_request_dict.items():
         request_print += f"{k}: {pretty_format(v)}\n"
 
-    logger.info(request_print)
+    logger.debug(request_print)
     if ALLURE is not None:
         ALLURE.attach(
             request_print,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def run_step_request(runner: HttpRunner, step: TStep) -> StepResult:
         resp_body = resp.content
 
     response_print += f"body: {pretty_format(resp_body)}\n"
-    logger.info(response_print)
+    logger.debug(response_print)
     if ALLURE is not None:
         ALLURE.attach(
             response_print,
diff --git a/httprunner/utils.py b/httprunner/utils.py
index 3a42f3b3..b95d3ecb 100644
--- a/httprunner/utils.py
+++ b/httprunner/utils.py
@@ -323,7 +323,11 @@ def gen_cartesian_product(*args: List[Dict]) -> List[Dict]:
 LOGGER_FORMAT = "<green>{time:YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.SSS}</green> | <level>{level}</level> | <level>{message}</level>"
 
 
-def init_logger():
+def init_logger(level: str):
+    level = level.upper()
+    if level not in ["TRACE", "DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"]:
+        level = "INFO"  # default
+
     # set log level to INFO
     logger.remove()
-    logger.add(sys.stderr, format=LOGGER_FORMAT, level="INFO")
+    logger.add(sys.stdout, format=LOGGER_FORMAT, level=level)