diff --git a/docs/configuration/overview.mdx b/docs/configuration/overview.mdx
index c1ace91dc8..6b2167e9ec 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/overview.mdx
+++ b/docs/configuration/overview.mdx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Payload is a *config-based*, code-first CMS and application framework. The Paylo
 | `rateLimit`          | Control IP-based rate limiting for all Payload resources. Used to prevent DDoS attacks and [more](/docs/production/preventing-abuse#rate-limiting-requests). |
 | `hooks`              | Tap into Payload-wide hooks. [More](/docs/hooks/overview) |
 | `plugins`            | An array of Payload plugins. [More](/docs/plugins/overview) |
+| `loggerOptions`     | Pino that will be passed through and used on Payload's logger. See [Pino Docs](https://getpino.io/#/docs/api?id=options) for more info on what is available.
 
 #### Simple example
 
diff --git a/src/config/load.ts b/src/config/load.ts
index 51fc7e6070..a43106c96e 100644
--- a/src/config/load.ts
+++ b/src/config/load.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable import/no-dynamic-require */
 /* eslint-disable global-require */
 import path from 'path';
+import pino from 'pino';
+import Logger from '../utilities/logger';
 import { SanitizedConfig } from './types';
 import findConfig from './find';
 import validate from './validate';
@@ -8,7 +10,8 @@ import babelConfig from '../babel.config';
 
 const removedExtensions = ['.scss', '.css', '.svg', '.png', '.jpg', '.eot', '.ttf', '.woff', '.woff2'];
 
-const loadConfig = (): SanitizedConfig => {
+const loadConfig = (logger?: pino.Logger): SanitizedConfig => {
+  const localLogger = logger ?? Logger();
   const configPath = findConfig();
 
   removedExtensions.forEach((ext) => {
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ const loadConfig = (): SanitizedConfig => {
 
   if (config.default) config = config.default;
 
-  const validatedConfig = validate(config);
+  const validatedConfig = validate(config, localLogger);
 
   return {
     ...validatedConfig,
diff --git a/src/config/types.ts b/src/config/types.ts
index 6ad3fb4d71..27f5ce4f5c 100644
--- a/src/config/types.ts
+++ b/src/config/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import SMTPConnection from 'nodemailer/lib/smtp-connection';
 import GraphQL from 'graphql';
 import { ConnectionOptions } from 'mongoose';
 import React from 'react';
+import { LoggerOptions } from 'pino';
 import { Payload } from '..';
 import { AfterErrorHook, CollectionConfig, SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../collections/config/types';
 import { GlobalConfig, SanitizedGlobalConfig } from '../globals/config/types';
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ export type InitOptions = {
   email?: EmailOptions;
   local?: boolean;
   onInit?: (payload: Payload) => void;
+  /** Pino LoggerOptions */
+  loggerOptions?: LoggerOptions;
 };
 
 export type AccessResult = boolean | Where;
diff --git a/src/config/validate.ts b/src/config/validate.ts
index 95dad17339..46d8cb86d9 100644
--- a/src/config/validate.ts
+++ b/src/config/validate.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ValidationResult } from 'joi';
+import { Logger } from 'pino';
 import schema from './schema';
 import collectionSchema from '../collections/config/schema';
-import Logger from '../utilities/logger';
 import { SanitizedConfig } from './types';
 import { SanitizedCollectionConfig } from '../collections/config/types';
 import fieldSchema, { idField } from '../fields/config/schema';
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import { SanitizedGlobalConfig } from '../globals/config/types';
 import globalSchema from '../globals/config/schema';
 import { fieldAffectsData } from '../fields/config/types';
 
-const logger = Logger();
-
 const validateFields = (context: string, entity: SanitizedCollectionConfig | SanitizedGlobalConfig): string[] => {
   const errors: string[] = [];
   entity.fields.forEach((field) => {
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ const validateGlobals = (globals: SanitizedGlobalConfig[]): string[] => {
   return errors;
 };
 
-const validateSchema = (config: SanitizedConfig): SanitizedConfig => {
+const validateSchema = (config: SanitizedConfig, logger: Logger): SanitizedConfig => {
   const result = schema.validate(config, {
     abortEarly: false,
   });
diff --git a/src/email/build.ts b/src/email/build.ts
index f466572a80..8d482c8045 100644
--- a/src/email/build.ts
+++ b/src/email/build.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 import nodemailer, { Transporter } from 'nodemailer';
+import { Logger } from 'pino';
 import { EmailOptions, EmailTransport, hasTransport, hasTransportOptions } from '../config/types';
 import { InvalidConfiguration } from '../errors';
 import mockHandler from './mockHandler';
-import Logger from '../utilities/logger';
 import { BuildEmailResult, MockEmailHandler } from './types';
 
-const logger = Logger();
-
-async function handleTransport(transport: Transporter, email: EmailTransport): BuildEmailResult {
+async function handleTransport(transport: Transporter, email: EmailTransport, logger: Logger): BuildEmailResult {
   try {
     await transport.verify();
   } catch (err) {
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ const ensureConfigHasFrom = (emailConfig) => {
   }
 };
 
-const handleMockAccount = async (emailConfig: EmailOptions) => {
+const handleMockAccount = async (emailConfig: EmailOptions, logger: Logger) => {
   let mockAccount: MockEmailHandler;
   try {
     mockAccount = await mockHandler(emailConfig);
@@ -38,28 +36,25 @@ const handleMockAccount = async (emailConfig: EmailOptions) => {
       logger.info(`Mock email account password: ${pass}`);
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    logger.error(
-      'There was a problem setting up the mock email handler',
-      err,
-    );
+    logger.error('There was a problem setting up the mock email handler', err);
   }
   return mockAccount;
 };
 
-export default async function buildEmail(emailConfig: EmailOptions): BuildEmailResult {
+export default async function buildEmail(emailConfig: EmailOptions, logger: Logger): BuildEmailResult {
   if (hasTransport(emailConfig) && emailConfig.transport) {
     ensureConfigHasFrom(emailConfig);
     const email = { ...emailConfig };
     const { transport } : {transport: Transporter} = emailConfig;
-    return handleTransport(transport, email);
+    return handleTransport(transport, email, logger);
   }
 
   if (hasTransportOptions(emailConfig) && emailConfig.transportOptions) {
     ensureConfigHasFrom(emailConfig);
     const email = { ...emailConfig } as EmailTransport;
     const transport = nodemailer.createTransport(emailConfig.transportOptions);
-    return handleTransport(transport, email);
+    return handleTransport(transport, email, logger);
   }
 
-  return handleMockAccount(emailConfig);
+  return handleMockAccount(emailConfig, logger);
 }
diff --git a/src/express/middleware/errorHandler.spec.ts b/src/express/middleware/errorHandler.spec.ts
index 822567ba34..e561abc5c9 100644
--- a/src/express/middleware/errorHandler.spec.ts
+++ b/src/express/middleware/errorHandler.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { APIError } from '../../errors';
 import { PayloadRequest } from '../types';
 import { SanitizedConfig } from '../../config/types';
 
-const logger = Logger();
+const logger = Logger('payload');
 
 const testError = new APIError('test error', 503);
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 7f37d226ee..6c5aadc354 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import express, { Express, Router } from 'express';
+import pino from 'pino';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 import {
   TypeWithID,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export class Payload {
 
   globals: Globals;
 
-  logger = Logger();
+  logger: pino.Logger;
 
   express: Express
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ export class Payload {
    * @param options
    */
   init(options: InitOptions): void {
+    this.logger = Logger('payload', options.loggerOptions);
     this.logger.info('Starting Payload...');
     if (!options.secret) {
       throw new Error(
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ export class Payload {
     this.mongoURL = options.mongoURL;
     this.local = options.local;
 
-    this.config = loadConfig();
+    this.config = loadConfig(this.logger);
 
     bindOperations(this);
     bindRequestHandlers(this);
@@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ export class Payload {
     }
 
     // Configure email service
-    this.email = buildEmail(this.emailOptions);
+    this.email = buildEmail(this.emailOptions, this.logger);
     this.sendEmail = sendEmail.bind(this);
 
     // Initialize collections & globals
@@ -165,8 +167,7 @@ export class Payload {
 
     // Connect to database
 
-
-    connectMongoose(this.mongoURL, options.mongoOptions, options.local);
+    connectMongoose(this.mongoURL, options.mongoOptions, options.local, this.logger);
 
     // If not initializing locally, set up HTTP routing
     if (!this.local) {
diff --git a/src/mongoose/connect.ts b/src/mongoose/connect.ts
index 15bdd5a924..28f7fc4607 100644
--- a/src/mongoose/connect.ts
+++ b/src/mongoose/connect.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import mongoose, { ConnectOptions } from 'mongoose';
-import Logger from '../utilities/logger';
+import pino from 'pino';
 import { connection } from './testCredentials';
 
-const logger = Logger();
-
-const connectMongoose = async (url: string, options: ConnectOptions, local: boolean): Promise<void> => {
+const connectMongoose = async (
+  url: string,
+  options: ConnectOptions,
+  local: boolean,
+  logger: pino.Logger,
+): Promise<void> => {
   let urlToConnect = url;
   let successfulConnectionMessage = 'Connected to Mongo server successfully!';
   const connectionOptions = {
diff --git a/src/utilities/logger.ts b/src/utilities/logger.ts
index 382abe0cf1..841aa79f46 100644
--- a/src/utilities/logger.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/logger.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ import memoize from 'micro-memoize';
 
 export type PayloadLogger = pino.Logger;
 
-export default memoize((name = 'payload') => pino({
-  name,
-  enabled: falsey(process.env.DISABLE_LOGGING),
-  prettyPrint: {
-    ignore: 'pid,hostname',
-    translateTime: 'HH:MM:ss',
-  },
-}) as PayloadLogger);
+export default memoize(
+  (name = 'payload', options?: pino.LoggerOptions) => pino({
+    name,
+    enabled: falsey(process.env.DISABLE_LOGGING),
+    ...(options
+      ? { options }
+      : {
+        prettyPrint: {
+          ignore: 'pid,hostname',
+          translateTime: 'HH:MM:ss',
+        },
+      }),
+  }) as PayloadLogger,
+);