diff --git a/ng2-components/config/app.config.json b/ng2-components/config/app.config.json
index 1d7f86842c..f0255ca3fb 100644
--- a/ng2-components/config/app.config.json
+++ b/ng2-components/config/app.config.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
     "ecmHost": "http://{hostname}:{port}/ecm",
-    "bpmHost": "http://{hostname}:{port}/bpm"
+    "bpmHost": "http://{hostname}:{port}/bpm",
+    "logLevel" : "silent"
 }
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/log.service.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/log.service.ts
index 9aa0aa8fec..12b02a66da 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/log.service.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-core/src/services/log.service.ts
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ export class LogService {
     }
 
     getCurrentLogLevel(level: string): LogLevelsEnum {
-        return logLevels.find((currentLevel: any) => {
+        let referencedLevel = logLevels.find((currentLevel: any) => {
             return currentLevel.name.toLocaleLowerCase() === level.toLocaleLowerCase();
         });
+
+        return referencedLevel ? referencedLevel.level : 5;
     }
 }