diff --git a/relay/database/connection.py b/relay/database/connection.py
index e18278a..1053294 100644
--- a/relay/database/connection.py
+++ b/relay/database/connection.py
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ class Connection(SqlConnection):
 		return self.execute("SELECT * FROM inboxes WHERE accepted = 1").all(schema.Instance)
 
 
+	# todo: check if software is different than stored row
 	def put_inbox(self,
 				domain: str,
 				inbox: str | None = None,
diff --git a/relay/views/api.py b/relay/views/api.py
index b1b820b..960e9f1 100644
--- a/relay/views/api.py
+++ b/relay/views/api.py
@@ -276,7 +276,10 @@ class Config(View):
 			raise HttpError(400, 'Invalid key')
 
 		with self.database.session() as conn:
-			conn.put_config(data['key'], data['value'])
+			value = conn.put_config(data['key'], data['value'])
+
+		if data['key'] == 'log-level':
+			self.app.workers.set_log_level(value)
 
 		return Response.new({'message': 'Updated config'}, ctype = 'json')
 
@@ -288,7 +291,10 @@ class Config(View):
 			raise HttpError(400, 'Invalid key')
 
 		with self.database.session() as conn:
-			conn.put_config(data['key'], ConfigData.DEFAULT(data['key']))
+			value = conn.put_config(data['key'], ConfigData.DEFAULT(data['key']))
+
+		if data['key'] == 'log-level':
+			self.app.workers.set_log_level(value)
 
 		return Response.new({'message': 'Updated config'}, ctype = 'json')
 
diff --git a/relay/workers.py b/relay/workers.py
index 9fee7b1..963a54c 100644
--- a/relay/workers.py
+++ b/relay/workers.py
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ class PushWorkers(list[PushWorker]):
 		self._count: int = count
 
 
-	def push_item(self, item: QueueItem) -> None:
-		self.queue.put(item)
-
-
 	def push_message(self, inbox: str, message: Message, instance: Instance) -> None:
 		self.queue.put(PostItem(inbox, message, instance))