diff --git a/omnibot/__main__.py b/omnibot/__main__.py
index 425dda0..24401f4 100644
--- a/omnibot/__main__.py
+++ b/omnibot/__main__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,20 @@ import sys
 from .config import ServerConfig
 from .bot import Bot
 
+# ADD TRACE
+# add TRACE logging level to logging module
+TRACE = 5
+logging.addLevelName(TRACE, "TRACE")
+logging.TRACE = TRACE
+
+def trace(self, message, *args, **kwargs):
+    if self.isEnabledFor(TRACE):
+        #args = list(map(str, args))
+        self._log(TRACE, message, args, **kwargs)
+
+logging.Logger.trace = trace
+# END ADD TRACE
+
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Run an IRC bot")
 parser.add_argument("-c", "--config", type=str, default=None)
 parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/omnibot/config.py b/omnibot/config.py
index 38619b9..7a2f991 100644
--- a/omnibot/config.py
+++ b/omnibot/config.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ServerConfig:
         if "loglevel" in obj:
             if not isinstance(obj["loglevel"], str):
                 raise ConfigError("loglevel", "must be a string")
-            loglevels = ["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"]
+            loglevels = ["TRACE", "DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"]
             if obj["loglevel"] not in loglevels:
                 raise ConfigError("loglevel", "must be one of: " + " ".join(loglevels))
             self.loglevel = obj["loglevel"]