diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/beacon_node.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/beacon_node.sh
index 1f906155..7e92f49b 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/beacon_node.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/beacon_node.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 source ./vars.env
 
 SUBSCRIBE_ALL_SUBNETS=
-DEBUG_LEVEL=${DEBUG_LEVEL:-debug}
 
 # Get positional arguments
 data_dir=$DATADIR/node_${NODE_NUMBER}
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/bootnode.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/bootnode.sh
index bda3b788..15aee6e1 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/bootnode.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/bootnode.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 
 source ./vars.env
 
-DEBUG_LEVEL=${1:-info}
-
 echo "Starting bootnode"
 
 # Clean up existing ENR dir to avoid node connectivity issues on a restart
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/validator_client.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/validator_client.sh
index 30168f80..2c65e74b 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/validator_client.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/validator_client.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ set -Eeuo pipefail
 
 source ./vars.env
 
-DEBUG_LEVEL=info
-
 BUILDER_PROPOSALS=
 
 # Get options
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/vars.env b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/vars.env
index 54634fc7..83780b20 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/vars.env
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-lighthouse/genesis/cl/vars.env
@@ -53,3 +53,6 @@ ETH1_TTD=${ETH1_TTD:-`cat $ETH1_GENESIS_JSON | jq -r '.config.terminalTotalDiffi
 ETH1_DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS=${ETH1_DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_ADDRESS:-`cat $ETH1_CONFIG_YAML | grep 'deposit_contract_address' | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/"//g'`}
 ETH1_DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_BLOCK=${ETH1_DEPOSIT_CONTRACT_BLOCK:-0x0}
 SUGGESTED_FEE_RECIPIENT=`cat ../build/el/accounts.csv | head -1 | cut -d',' -f2`
+
+# --debug-level
+DEBUG_LEVEL=${LIGHTHOUSE_DEBUG_LEVEL:-debug}