diff --git a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
index e8cd512b648..32812e42159 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/commands.ts
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export class CommandCenter {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		this.outputChannelLogger.setLogLevel(choice.logLevel);
+		this.outputChannelLogger.currentLogLevel = choice.logLevel;
 	}
 
 	@command('git.refresh', { repository: true })
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/log.ts b/extensions/git/src/log.ts
index 570e90c5d85..c0f96ff0216 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/log.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/log.ts
@@ -30,12 +30,22 @@ export class OutputChannelLogger {
 	private _onDidChangeLogLevel = new EventEmitter<LogLevel>();
 	readonly onDidChangeLogLevel: Event<LogLevel> = this._onDidChangeLogLevel.event;
 
-	private _currentLogLevel: LogLevel;
+	private _currentLogLevel!: LogLevel;
 	get currentLogLevel(): LogLevel {
 		return this._currentLogLevel;
 	}
+	set currentLogLevel(value: LogLevel) {
+		if (this._currentLogLevel === value) {
+			return;
+		}
 
-	private _defaultLogLevel: LogLevel;
+		this._currentLogLevel = value;
+		this._onDidChangeLogLevel.fire(value);
+
+		this.log(localize('gitLogLevel', "Log level: {0}", LogLevel[value]));
+	}
+
+	private _defaultLogLevel!: LogLevel;
 	get defaultLogLevel(): LogLevel {
 		return this._defaultLogLevel;
 	}
@@ -49,20 +59,26 @@ export class OutputChannelLogger {
 		commands.registerCommand('git.showOutput', () => this.showOutputChannel());
 		this._disposables.push(this._outputChannel);
 
-		// Initialize log level
-		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
-		const logLevel: keyof typeof LogLevel = config.get('logLevel', 'Info');
-		this._currentLogLevel = this._defaultLogLevel = LogLevel[logLevel] ?? LogLevel.Info;
-
-		this.logInfo(localize('gitLogLevel', "Log level: {0}", LogLevel[this._currentLogLevel]));
+		this._disposables.push(workspace.onDidChangeConfiguration(e => {
+			if (e.affectsConfiguration('git.logLevel')) {
+				this.onLogLevelChange();
+			}
+		}));
+		this.onLogLevelChange();
 	}
 
-	private log(message: string, logLevel: LogLevel): void {
-		if (logLevel < this._currentLogLevel) {
+	private onLogLevelChange(): void {
+		const config = workspace.getConfiguration('git');
+		const logLevel: keyof typeof LogLevel = config.get('logLevel', 'Info');
+		this.currentLogLevel = this._defaultLogLevel = LogLevel[logLevel] ?? LogLevel.Info;
+	}
+
+	log(message: string, logLevel?: LogLevel): void {
+		if (logLevel && logLevel < this._currentLogLevel) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		this._outputChannel.appendLine(`[${new Date().toISOString()}] [${LogLevel[logLevel].toLowerCase()}] ${message}`);
+		this._outputChannel.appendLine(`[${new Date().toISOString()}]${logLevel ? ` [${LogLevel[logLevel].toLowerCase()}]` : ''} ${message}`);
 	}
 
 	logCritical(message: string): void {
@@ -89,21 +105,6 @@ export class OutputChannelLogger {
 		this.log(message, LogLevel.Warning);
 	}
 
-	logGitCommand(command: string): void {
-		this._outputChannel.appendLine(`[${new Date().toISOString()}] ${command}`);
-	}
-
-	setLogLevel(logLevel: LogLevel): void {
-		if (this._currentLogLevel === logLevel) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		this._currentLogLevel = logLevel;
-		this._onDidChangeLogLevel.fire(logLevel);
-
-		this.logInfo(localize('changed', "Log level changed to: {0}", LogLevel[logLevel]));
-	}
-
 	showOutputChannel(): void {
 		this._outputChannel.show();
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/main.ts b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
index ee60d2cb1b1..a5e7c060f00 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ async function createModel(context: ExtensionContext, outputChannelLogger: Outpu
 			lines.pop();
 		}
 
-		outputChannelLogger.logGitCommand(lines.join('\n'));
+		outputChannelLogger.log(lines.join('\n'));
 	};
 	git.onOutput.addListener('log', onOutput);
 	disposables.push(toDisposable(() => git.onOutput.removeListener('log', onOutput)));