diff --git a/route53_update.py b/route53_update.py
index 83adf55..82ed958 100644
--- a/route53_update.py
+++ b/route53_update.py
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ except ImportError:
 
 load_dotenv()
 
+log_level = os.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO").upper()
+
 logging.basicConfig(
-    level=logging.INFO,
+    level=log_level,
     format="%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(levelname)s %(module)s - %(funcName)s: %(message)s",
     datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
 )
@@ -45,14 +47,18 @@ def _get_current_record(hosted_zone_id: str, record: str, record_type: str) -> s
             if rrset["Name"].rstrip(".") == record_normalized and rrset["Type"] == record_type:
                 records = rrset.get("ResourceRecords", [])
                 if records:
-                    return records[0]["Value"].rstrip(".")
+                    value = records[0]["Value"].rstrip(".")
+                    logger.debug("Found %s record %s: value='%s' (len=%d)", record_type, record, value, len(value))
+                    return value
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning("Failed to get current %s record for %s: %s", record_type, record, e)
+    logger.debug("No %s record found for %s", record_type, record)
     return None
 
 
 def update_ipv4(hosted_zone_id: str, record: str, public_ipv4: str) -> bool:
     current = _get_current_record(hosted_zone_id, record, "A")
+    logger.debug("IPv4 comparison for %s: current='%s' (len=%d) vs desired='%s' (len=%d)", record, current, len(current or ""), public_ipv4, len(public_ipv4))
     if current == public_ipv4:
         logger.info("IPv4 for %s is already %s, no update needed", record, public_ipv4)
         return False
@@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ def update_ipv4(hosted_zone_id: str, record: str, public_ipv4: str) -> bool:
 
 def update_ipv6(hosted_zone_id: str, record: str, public_ipv6: str) -> bool:
     current = _get_current_record(hosted_zone_id, record, "AAAA")
+    logger.debug("IPv6 comparison for %s: current='%s' (len=%d) vs desired='%s' (len=%d)", record, current, len(current or ""), public_ipv6, len(public_ipv6))
     if current == public_ipv6:
         logger.info("IPv6 for %s is already %s, no update needed", record, public_ipv6)
         return False