diff --git a/credentials/settings/base.py b/credentials/settings/base.py
index dda8f1370..6fdbbde9e 100644
--- a/credentials/settings/base.py
+++ b/credentials/settings/base.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
 ACE_CHANNEL_SAILTHRU_TEMPLATE_NAME = ""  # unused, but required to be set or we see an exception
 
 # Set up logging for development use (logging to stdout)
-LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING = ""
+LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING = os.environ.get("LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING", "")
 LOGGING = get_logger_config(debug=DEBUG, dev_env=True, local_loglevel="DEBUG", format_string=LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING)
 
 # DRF Settings
diff --git a/credentials/settings/devstack.py b/credentials/settings/devstack.py
index ae4026a81..a36b5939e 100644
--- a/credentials/settings/devstack.py
+++ b/credentials/settings/devstack.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]
 
-LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING = ""
+LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING = os.environ.get("LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING", "")
 LOGGING = get_logger_config(debug=True, dev_env=True, local_loglevel="DEBUG", format_string=LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING)
 del LOGGING["handlers"]["local"]
 
diff --git a/credentials/settings/local.py b/credentials/settings/local.py
index 9e41dcdd5..5df12a5fb 100644
--- a/credentials/settings/local.py
+++ b/credentials/settings/local.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 USER_CACHE_TTL = 60
 
 # LOGGING
-LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING = ""
+LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING = os.environ.get("LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING", "")
 LOGGING = get_logger_config(debug=True, dev_env=True, local_loglevel="DEBUG", format_string=LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING)
 
 #####################################################################
diff --git a/credentials/settings/test.py b/credentials/settings/test.py
index d01b8754a..71b55c701 100644
--- a/credentials/settings/test.py
+++ b/credentials/settings/test.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "credentials.apps.edx_credentials_extensions",
 ]
 
-LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING = ""
+LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING = os.environ.get("LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING", "")
 LOGGING = get_logger_config(debug=False, dev_env=True, local_loglevel="DEBUG", format_string=LOGGING_FORMAT_STRING)
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ["*"]