diff --git a/extensions/git/src/main.ts b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
index 7a1d0f199f3..59870d402d4 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/main.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/main.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import { env, ExtensionContext, workspace, window, Disposable, commands, Uri, version as vscodeVersion, WorkspaceFolder, LogOutputChannel, l10n } from 'vscode';
+import { env, ExtensionContext, workspace, window, Disposable, commands, Uri, version as vscodeVersion, WorkspaceFolder, LogOutputChannel, l10n, LogLevel } from 'vscode';
 import { findGit, Git, IGit } from './git';
 import { Model } from './model';
 import { CommandCenter } from './commands';
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ export async function _activate(context: ExtensionContext): Promise<GitExtension
 	const logger = window.createOutputChannel('Git', { log: true });
 	disposables.push(logger);
 
+	const onDidChangeLogLevel = (logLevel: LogLevel) => {
+		logger.appendLine(l10n.t('Log level: {0}', LogLevel[logLevel]));
+	};
+	disposables.push(logger.onDidChangeLogLevel(onDidChangeLogLevel));
+	onDidChangeLogLevel(logger.logLevel);
+
 	const { aiKey } = require('../package.json') as { aiKey: string };
 	const telemetryReporter = new TelemetryReporter(aiKey);
 	deactivateTasks.push(() => telemetryReporter.dispose());
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index d621b5d7be2..3f49e11bf6d 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ class FileEventLogger {
 
 	private onDidChangeLogLevel(logLevel: LogLevel): void {
 		this.eventDisposable.dispose();
-		this.logger.appendLine(l10n.t('Log level: {0}', LogLevel[logLevel]));
 
 		if (logLevel > LogLevel.Debug) {
 			return;