diff --git a/libraries/logger/logging-manager.js b/libraries/logger/logging-manager.js
index a54cf4f139..c830d04378 100644
--- a/libraries/logger/logging-manager.js
+++ b/libraries/logger/logging-manager.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const bunyan = require('bunyan')
+const request = require('request')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const yn = require('yn')
 const OError = require('@overleaf/o-error')
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ const Logger = (module.exports = {
     return this
   },
 
-  checkLogLevel() {
+  checkLogLevelFile() {
     fs.readFile('/logging/tracingEndTime', (error, end) => {
       if (error || !end) {
         this.logger.level(this.defaultLevel)
@@ -55,6 +56,36 @@ const Logger = (module.exports = {
     })
   },
 
+  checkLogLevelMetadata() {
+    const options = {
+      headers: {
+        'Metadata-Flavor': 'Google'
+      },
+      uri: `http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/project/attributes/${this.loggerName}-setLogLevelEndTime`
+    }
+    request(options, (err, response, body) => {
+      if (err) {
+        this.logger.level(this.defaultLevel)
+        return
+      }
+      if (parseInt(body) > Date.now()) {
+        this.logger.level('trace')
+      } else {
+        this.logger.level(this.defaultLevel)
+      }
+    })
+  },
+
+  checkLogLevel() {
+    fs.access('/logging', (err) => {
+      if (err) {
+        this.checkLogLevelMetadata()
+      } else {
+        this.checkLogLevelFile()
+      }
+    })
+  },
+
   initializeErrorReporting(sentryDsn, options) {
     const raven = require('raven')
     this.raven = new raven.Client(sentryDsn, options)
diff --git a/libraries/logger/package-lock.json b/libraries/logger/package-lock.json
index 3837260f94..8248bcff61 100644
--- a/libraries/logger/package-lock.json
+++ b/libraries/logger/package-lock.json
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "request": {
+      "version": "2.88.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MsvtOrfG9ZcrOwAW+Qi+F6HbD0CWXEh9ou77uOb7FM2WPhwT7smM833PzanhJLsgXjN89Ir6V2PczXNnMpwKhw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "aws-sign2": "~0.7.0",
+        "aws4": "^1.8.0",
+        "caseless": "~0.12.0",
+        "combined-stream": "~1.0.6",
+        "extend": "~3.0.2",
+        "forever-agent": "~0.6.1",
+        "form-data": "~2.3.2",
+        "har-validator": "~5.1.3",
+        "http-signature": "~1.2.0",
+        "is-typedarray": "~1.0.0",
+        "isstream": "~0.1.2",
+        "json-stringify-safe": "~5.0.1",
+        "mime-types": "~2.1.19",
+        "oauth-sign": "~0.9.0",
+        "performance-now": "^2.1.0",
+        "qs": "~6.5.2",
+        "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
+        "tough-cookie": "~2.5.0",
+        "tunnel-agent": "^0.6.0",
+        "uuid": "^3.3.2"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "uuid": {
+          "version": "3.4.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.4.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-HjSDRw6gZE5JMggctHBcjVak08+KEVhSIiDzFnT9S9aegmp85S/bReBVTb4QTFaRNptJ9kuYaNhnbNEOkbKb/A=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "require-directory": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -3797,8 +4018,7 @@
     "safer-buffer": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safer-buffer/-/safer-buffer-2.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-YZo3K82SD7Riyi0E1EQPojLz7kpepnSQI9IyPbHHg1XXXevb5dJI7tpyN2ADxGcQbHG7vcyRHk0cbwqcQriUtg==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-YZo3K82SD7Riyi0E1EQPojLz7kpepnSQI9IyPbHHg1XXXevb5dJI7tpyN2ADxGcQbHG7vcyRHk0cbwqcQriUtg=="
     },
     "sandboxed-module": {
       "version": "2.0.4",
@@ -3965,6 +4185,22 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-BOaSb2YolTVPPdAVIDYzuFcpfiw=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "sshpk": {
+      "version": "1.16.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sshpk/-/sshpk-1.16.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HXXqVUq7+pcKeLqqZj6mHFUMvXtOJt1uoUx09pFW6011inTMxqI8BA8PM95myrIyyKwdnzjdFjLiE6KBPVtJIg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "asn1": "~0.2.3",
+        "assert-plus": "^1.0.0",
+        "bcrypt-pbkdf": "^1.0.0",
+        "dashdash": "^1.12.0",
+        "ecc-jsbn": "~0.1.1",
+        "getpass": "^0.1.1",
+        "jsbn": "~0.1.0",
+        "safer-buffer": "^2.0.2",
+        "tweetnacl": "~0.14.0"
+      }
+    },
     "stack-trace": {
       "version": "0.0.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stack-trace/-/stack-trace-0.0.10.tgz",
@@ -4168,6 +4404,15 @@
         "to-no-case": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "tough-cookie": {
+      "version": "2.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tough-cookie/-/tough-cookie-2.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nlLsUzgm1kfLXSXfRZMc1KLAugd4hqJHDTvc2hDIwS3mZAfMEuMbc03SujMF+GEcpaX/qboeycw6iO8JwVv2+g==",
+      "requires": {
+        "psl": "^1.1.28",
+        "punycode": "^2.1.1"
+      }
+    },
     "tsconfig-paths": {
       "version": "3.9.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsconfig-paths/-/tsconfig-paths-3.9.0.tgz",
@@ -4186,6 +4431,19 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-i/6DQjL8Xf3be4K/E6Wgpekn5Qasl1usyw++dAA35Ue5orEn65VIxOA+YvNNl9HV3qv70T7CNwjODHZrLwvd1Q==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "tunnel-agent": {
+      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tunnel-agent/-/tunnel-agent-0.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-J6XeoGs2sEoKmWZ3SykIaPD8QP0=",
+      "requires": {
+        "safe-buffer": "^5.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "tweetnacl": {
+      "version": "0.14.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tweetnacl/-/tweetnacl-0.14.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-WuaBd/GS1EViadEIr6k/+HQ/T2Q="
+    },
     "type-check": {
       "version": "0.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-check/-/type-check-0.3.2.tgz",
@@ -4216,7 +4474,6 @@
       "version": "4.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uri-js/-/uri-js-4.2.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-KY9Frmirql91X2Qgjry0Wd4Y+YTdrdZheS8TFwvkbLWf/G5KNJDCh6pKL5OZctEW4+0Baa5idK2ZQuELRwPznQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "punycode": "^2.1.0"
       }
@@ -4247,6 +4504,16 @@
         "spdx-expression-parse": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "verror": {
+      "version": "1.10.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/verror/-/verror-1.10.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-OhBcoXBTr1XW4nDB+CiGguGNpAA=",
+      "requires": {
+        "assert-plus": "^1.0.0",
+        "core-util-is": "1.0.2",
+        "extsprintf": "^1.2.0"
+      }
+    },
     "vue-eslint-parser": {
       "version": "2.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/vue-eslint-parser/-/vue-eslint-parser-2.0.3.tgz",
diff --git a/libraries/logger/package.json b/libraries/logger/package.json
index d6b370c559..9e1189b363 100644
--- a/libraries/logger/package.json
+++ b/libraries/logger/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "@overleaf/o-error": "^3.0.0",
     "bunyan": "^1.8.14",
     "raven": "^2.6.4",
+    "request": "^2.88.2",
     "yn": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/libraries/logger/test/unit/loggingManagerTests.js b/libraries/logger/test/unit/loggingManagerTests.js
index ba2e89ca49..b1a915f283 100644
--- a/libraries/logger/test/unit/loggingManagerTests.js
+++ b/libraries/logger/test/unit/loggingManagerTests.js
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ describe('LoggingManager', function () {
     this.Raven = {
       Client: sinon.stub().returns(this.ravenClient)
     }
+    this.Request = sinon.stub()
     this.Fs = {
-      readFile: sinon.stub()
+      readFile: sinon.stub(),
+      access: sinon.stub()
     }
     this.stackdriverStreamConfig = { stream: 'stackdriver' }
     this.stackdriverClient = {
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ describe('LoggingManager', function () {
       requires: {
         bunyan: this.Bunyan,
         raven: this.Raven,
+        request: this.Request,
         fs: this.Fs,
         '@google-cloud/logging-bunyan': this.GCPLogging
       }
@@ -288,8 +291,16 @@ describe('LoggingManager', function () {
   })
 
   describe('checkLogLevel', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      this.Fs.access.yields(null)
+    })
+
+
     it('should request log level override from the config map', function () {
       this.logger.checkLogLevel()
+      this.Fs.access.should.have.been.calledWithMatch(
+        '/logging'
+      )
       this.Fs.readFile.should.have.been.calledWithMatch(
         '/logging/tracingEndTime'
       )
@@ -361,6 +372,100 @@ describe('LoggingManager', function () {
             'trace'
           )
         })
+      })
+
+      describe('when /logging does not exist', function () {
+        beforeEach(function () {
+          this.Fs.access.yields(new Error)
+        })
+
+        describe('checkLogLevel', function() {
+          it('should request log level override from google meta data service', function() {
+            this.logger.checkLogLevel()
+            const options = {
+              headers: {
+                'Metadata-Flavor': 'Google'
+              },
+              uri: `http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/project/attributes/${this.loggerName}-setLogLevelEndTime`
+            }
+            this.Request.should.have.been.calledWithMatch(options)
+          })
+      
+          describe('when request has error', function() {
+            beforeEach(function() {
+              this.Request.yields('error')
+              this.logger.checkLogLevel()
+            })
+      
+            it('should only set default level', function() {
+              this.bunyanLogger.level.should.have.been.calledOnce.and.calledWith(
+                'debug'
+              )
+            })
+          })
+      
+          describe('when statusCode is not 200', function() {
+            beforeEach(function() {
+              this.Request.yields(null, { statusCode: 404 })
+              this.logger.checkLogLevel()
+            })
+      
+            it('should only set default level', function() {
+              this.bunyanLogger.level.should.have.been.calledOnce.and.calledWith(
+                'debug'
+              )
+            })
+          })
+      
+          describe('when time value returned that is less than current time', function() {
+            beforeEach(function() {
+              this.Request.yields(null, { statusCode: 200 }, '1')
+              this.logger.checkLogLevel()
+            })
+      
+            it('should only set default level', function() {
+              this.bunyanLogger.level.should.have.been.calledOnce.and.calledWith(
+                'debug'
+              )
+            })
+          })
+      
+          describe('when time value returned that is more than current time', function() {
+            describe('when level is already set', function() {
+              beforeEach(function() {
+                this.bunyanLogger.level.returns(10)
+                this.Request.yields(null, { statusCode: 200 }, this.start + 1000)
+                this.logger.checkLogLevel()
+              })
+      
+              it('should set trace level', function() {
+                this.bunyanLogger.level.should.have.been.calledOnce.and.calledWith(
+                  'trace'
+                )
+              })
+            })
+      
+            describe('when level is not already set', function() {
+              beforeEach(function() {
+                this.bunyanLogger.level.returns(20)
+                this.Request.yields(null, { statusCode: 200 }, this.start + 1000)
+                this.logger.checkLogLevel()
+              })
+      
+              it('should set trace level', function() {
+                this.bunyanLogger.level.should.have.been.calledOnce.and.calledWith(
+                  'trace'
+                )
+              })
+            })
+          })
+        })
+
+
+
+
+
+        
       })
     })
   })