diff --git a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/logging.py.j2 b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/logging.py.j2
index 70cdbc91f7..4be3fd9918 100644
--- a/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/logging.py.j2
+++ b/roles/fedmsg/base/templates/logging.py.j2
@@ -237,5 +237,11 @@ config = dict(
                 "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
             },
         ),
+        # Root handler that deals with log messages that are not handled by the
+        # loggers explicitly configured in the `loggers` dict.
+        root={
+            "level": "{{fedmsg_loglevel}}",
+            "handlers": ["console", "mailer"],
+        },
     ),
 )