diff --git a/src/Environment.hpp b/src/Environment.hpp
index 7fe253a6d..5bf2d43d4 100644
--- a/src/Environment.hpp
+++ b/src/Environment.hpp
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class PowerPlant;
  */
 class Environment {
 public:
-    Environment(PowerPlant& powerplant, std::string reactor_name, const LogLevel& log_level)
-        : powerplant(powerplant), reactor_name(std::move(reactor_name)), log_level(log_level) {}
+    Environment(PowerPlant& powerplant, std::string reactor_name)
+        : powerplant(powerplant), reactor_name(std::move(reactor_name)) {}
 
 private:
     friend class PowerPlant;
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ class Environment {
     PowerPlant& powerplant;
     /// @brief The name of the reactor
     std::string reactor_name;
-    /// @brief The log level for this reactor
-    LogLevel log_level;
 };
 
 }  // namespace NUClear
diff --git a/src/LogLevel.hpp b/src/LogLevel.hpp
index 2ec8375b9..ebf1494c3 100644
--- a/src/LogLevel.hpp
+++ b/src/LogLevel.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ namespace NUClear {
  *  The logging level of a reactor can be changed by setting it in the install function.
  */
 enum LogLevel {
+    /**
+     * @brief
+     *  Don't use this log level when emitting logs, it is for setting reactor log level from non reactor sources.
+     *
+     * Specifically when a NUClear::log is called from code that is not running in a reaction (even transitively) then
+     * the reactor_level will be set to UNKNOWN.
+     */
+    UNKNOWN,
+
     /**
      * @brief
      *  The Trace level contains messages that are used to trace the exact flow of execution.
diff --git a/src/PowerPlant.hpp b/src/PowerPlant.hpp
index 0a76090c3..099f8091e 100644
--- a/src/PowerPlant.hpp
+++ b/src/PowerPlant.hpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class PowerPlant {
      * @tparam T        The type of the reactor to build and install
      * @tparam level    The initial logging level for this reactor to use
      */
-    template <typename T, enum LogLevel level = DEBUG>
+    template <typename T>
     void install();
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/PowerPlant.ipp b/src/PowerPlant.ipp
index dfd328a6b..e31d4115c 100644
--- a/src/PowerPlant.ipp
+++ b/src/PowerPlant.ipp
@@ -52,15 +52,14 @@ inline PowerPlant::PowerPlant(Configuration config, int argc, const char* argv[]
     emit(std::make_unique<message::CommandLineArguments>(args));
 }
 
-template <typename T, enum LogLevel level>
+template <typename T>
 void PowerPlant::install() {
 
     // Make sure that the class that we received is a reactor
     static_assert(std::is_base_of<Reactor, T>::value, "You must install Reactors");
 
     // The reactor constructor should handle subscribing to events
-    reactors.push_back(
-        std::make_unique<T>(std::make_unique<Environment>(*this, util::demangle(typeid(T).name()), level)));
+    reactors.push_back(std::make_unique<T>(std::make_unique<Environment>(*this, util::demangle(typeid(T).name()))));
 }
 
 // Default emit with no types
@@ -172,16 +171,16 @@ void PowerPlant::log(Arguments&&... args) {
     // Get the current task
     const auto* current_task = threading::ReactionTask::get_current_task();
 
-    // Only log if we are not from a reaction, or if our reactor's log level is high enough
-    if (current_task == nullptr || level >= current_task->parent.reactor.log_level) {
-        // Build our log message by concatenating everything to a stream
-        std::stringstream output_stream;
-        log_impl(output_stream, std::forward<Arguments>(args)...);
+    // Build our log message by concatenating everything to a stream
+    std::stringstream output_stream;
+    log_impl(output_stream, std::forward<Arguments>(args)...);
 
-        // Direct emit the log message so that any direct loggers can use it
-        powerplant->emit<dsl::word::emit::Direct>(std::make_unique<message::LogMessage>(
-            message::LogMessage{level, output_stream.str(), current_task != nullptr ? current_task->stats : nullptr}));
-    }
+    // Direct emit the log message so that any direct loggers can use it
+    powerplant->emit<dsl::word::emit::Direct>(std::make_unique<message::LogMessage>(
+        level,
+        current_task != nullptr ? current_task->parent.reactor.log_level : LogLevel::UNKNOWN,
+        output_stream.str(),
+        current_task != nullptr ? current_task->stats : nullptr));
 }
 
 }  // namespace NUClear
diff --git a/src/Reactor.hpp b/src/Reactor.hpp
index bf1b6f04e..9d8dea7cb 100644
--- a/src/Reactor.hpp
+++ b/src/Reactor.hpp
@@ -143,9 +143,7 @@ class Reactor {
     friend class PowerPlant;
 
     explicit Reactor(std::unique_ptr<Environment> environment)
-        : powerplant(environment->powerplant)
-        , reactor_name(environment->reactor_name)
-        , log_level(environment->log_level) {}
+        : powerplant(environment->powerplant), reactor_name(environment->reactor_name) {}
     Reactor(const Reactor& /*other*/)              = default;
     Reactor(Reactor&& /*other*/) noexcept          = default;
     Reactor& operator=(const Reactor& /*rhs*/)     = delete;
@@ -413,7 +411,7 @@ class Reactor {
      * @param args The arguments we are logging
      */
     template <enum LogLevel level = DEBUG, typename... Arguments>
-    void log(Arguments&&... args) {
+    void log(Arguments&&... args) const {
 
         // If the log is above or equal to our log level
         PowerPlant::log<level>(std::forward<Arguments>(args)...);
diff --git a/src/message/LogMessage.hpp b/src/message/LogMessage.hpp
index 237ade468..342880019 100644
--- a/src/message/LogMessage.hpp
+++ b/src/message/LogMessage.hpp
@@ -36,9 +36,26 @@ namespace message {
      */
     struct LogMessage {
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Construct a new Log Message object
+         *
+         * @param level          the logging level of the log
+         * @param display_level  the logging level of the reactor that made this log
+         * @param message        the string contents of the message
+         * @param task           the currently executing task that made this message or nullptr if not in a task
+         */
+        LogMessage(const LogLevel& level,
+                   const LogLevel& display_level,
+                   std::string message,
+                   std::shared_ptr<ReactionStatistics> task)
+            : level(level), display_level(display_level), message(std::move(message)), task(std::move(task)) {}
+
         /// @brief The logging level of the log.
         LogLevel level{};
 
+        /// @brief The logging level of the reactor that made the log (the level to display at).
+        LogLevel display_level{};
+
         /// @brief The string contents of the message.
         std::string message{};
 
diff --git a/tests/log/Log.cpp b/tests/log/Log.cpp
index ca2bbbcfd..64c3f1af4 100644
--- a/tests/log/Log.cpp
+++ b/tests/log/Log.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ class TestReactor : public NUClear::Reactor {
 
         // Capture the log messages
         on<Trigger<NUClear::message::LogMessage>>().then([](const NUClear::message::LogMessage& log_message) {
-            messages.push_back(LogTestOutput{log_message.message, log_message.level, log_message.task != nullptr});
+            if (log_message.level >= log_message.display_level) {
+                messages.push_back(LogTestOutput{log_message.message, log_message.level, log_message.task != nullptr});
+            }
         });
 
         // Run each test