diff --git a/include/Nebula.h b/include/Nebula.h
index 41fabb9a7a..784a255ce0 100644
--- a/include/Nebula.h
+++ b/include/Nebula.h
@@ -156,6 +156,25 @@ public:
     // Environment & Configuration
     // --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    /**
+     *  Returns the value of DEBUG_LEVEL in oned.conf file
+     *      @return the debug level, to instantiate Log'ers
+     */
+    Log::MessageType get_debug_level() const
+    {
+        Log::MessageType    clevel = Log::ERROR;
+        int                 log_level_int;
+
+        nebula_configuration->get("DEBUG_LEVEL", log_level_int);
+
+        if (0 <= log_level_int && log_level_int <= 3 )
+        {
+            clevel = static_cast<Log::MessageType>(log_level_int);
+        }
+
+        return clevel;
+    }
+
     /**
      *  Returns the value of ONE_LOCATION env variable. When this variable is
      *  not defined the nebula location is "/".
diff --git a/src/nebula/Nebula.cc b/src/nebula/Nebula.cc
index 3d279aba54..7ccb90c74b 100644
--- a/src/nebula/Nebula.cc
+++ b/src/nebula/Nebula.cc
@@ -85,18 +85,11 @@ void Nebula::start()
 
     try
     {
-        string              log_fname;
-        int                 log_level_int;
-        Log::MessageType    clevel = Log::ERROR;
+        string           log_fname;
+        Log::MessageType clevel;
 
         log_fname = log_location + "oned.log";
-
-        nebula_configuration->get("DEBUG_LEVEL", log_level_int);
-
-        if (0 <= log_level_int && log_level_int <= 3 )
-        {
-            clevel = static_cast<Log::MessageType>(log_level_int);
-        }
+        clevel    = get_debug_level();
 
         // Initializing ONE Daemon log system
 
diff --git a/src/vm/VirtualMachine.cc b/src/vm/VirtualMachine.cc
index f25160dcf0..6b530500b2 100644
--- a/src/vm/VirtualMachine.cc
+++ b/src/vm/VirtualMachine.cc
@@ -170,7 +170,10 @@ int VirtualMachine::select(SqlDB * db)
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     try
     {
-        _log = new FileLog(nd.get_vm_log_filename(oid),Log::DEBUG);
+        Log::MessageType clevel;
+
+        clevel = nd.get_debug_level();
+        _log   = new FileLog(nd.get_vm_log_filename(oid), clevel);
     }
     catch(exception &e)
     {