diff --git a/src/util/winston-logging.js b/src/util/winston-logging.js
index fd66813..d08f398 100644
--- a/src/util/winston-logging.js
+++ b/src/util/winston-logging.js
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ require('winston-daily-rotate-file')
 
 var NETWORK = process.env.NETWORK
 
+var LOG_MAX_SIZE = process.env.LOG_MAX_SIZE ? process.env.LOG_MAX_SIZE : '1m'
+var LOG_MAX_FILES = process.env.LOG_MAX_FILES ? process.env.LOG_MAX_FILES : '5d'
+
 // Configure daily-rotation transport.
 var transport = new winston.transports.DailyRotateFile({
   filename: `${__dirname}/../../logs/rest-${NETWORK}-%DATE%.log`,
   datePattern: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
   zippedArchive: false,
-  maxSize: '1m',
-  maxFiles: '5d',
+  maxSize: LOG_MAX_SIZE,
+  maxFiles: LOG_MAX_FILES,
   format: winston.format.combine(
     winston.format.timestamp(),
     winston.format.json()
diff --git a/start-dev-example.sh b/start-dev-example.sh
index c9bbcea..650b793 100755
--- a/start-dev-example.sh
+++ b/start-dev-example.sh
@@ -54,4 +54,10 @@ export ANON_RATE_LIMIT=50
 # 10 = 100 RPM
 export WHITELIST_RATE_LIMIT=10
 
+# Set logging parameters
+#1m means no more than 1 megabyte
+export LOG_MAX_SIZE=1m
+#5d means store no more than 5 days
+export LOG_MAX_FILES=5d
+
 npm start