diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go
index 6bbcfa41..1a975bec 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/cmd.go
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ func StartServer(c *cli.Context, version string, shutdownC, graceShutdownC chan
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error configuring logger")
 	}
 
-	protoLogger, err := configProtoLogger(c)
+	transportLogger, err := configTransportLogger(c)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error configuring protocol logger")
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error configuring transport logger")
 	}
 
 	if c.IsSet("trace-output") {
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func StartServer(c *cli.Context, version string, shutdownC, graceShutdownC chan
 	}
 
 	if c.String("logfile") != "" {
-		if err := initLogFile(c, logger, protoLogger); err != nil {
+		if err := initLogFile(c, logger, transportLogger); err != nil {
 			logger.Error(err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func StartServer(c *cli.Context, version string, shutdownC, graceShutdownC chan
 		c.Set("url", "http://"+listener.Addr().String())
 	}
 
-	tunnelConfig, err := prepareTunnelConfig(c, buildInfo, version, logger, protoLogger)
+	tunnelConfig, err := prepareTunnelConfig(c, buildInfo, version, logger, transportLogger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -539,10 +539,11 @@ func tunnelFlags(shouldHide bool) []cli.Flag {
 			Hidden:  shouldHide,
 		}),
 		altsrc.NewStringFlag(&cli.StringFlag{
-			Name:    "proto-loglevel",
+			Name:    "transport-loglevel",
+			Aliases: []string{"proto-loglevel"}, // This flag used to be called proto-loglevel
 			Value:   "warn",
-			Usage:   "Protocol logging level {panic, fatal, error, warn, info, debug}",
-			EnvVars: []string{"TUNNEL_PROTO_LOGLEVEL"},
+			Usage:   "Transport logging level(previously called protocol logging level) {panic, fatal, error, warn, info, debug}",
+			EnvVars: []string{"TUNNEL_PROTO_LOGLEVEL", "TUNNEL_TRANSPORT_LOGLEVEL"},
 			Hidden:  shouldHide,
 		}),
 		altsrc.NewUintFlag(&cli.UintFlag{
diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/configuration.go b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/configuration.go
index fca4993f..17c15cb7 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/configuration.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/configuration.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ If you don't have a certificate signed by Cloudflare, run the command:
 	return originCert, nil
 }
 
-func prepareTunnelConfig(c *cli.Context, buildInfo *origin.BuildInfo, version string, logger, protoLogger *logrus.Logger) (*origin.TunnelConfig, error) {
+func prepareTunnelConfig(c *cli.Context, buildInfo *origin.BuildInfo, version string, logger, transportLogger *logrus.Logger) (*origin.TunnelConfig, error) {
 	hostname, err := validation.ValidateHostname(c.String("hostname"))
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.WithError(err).Error("Invalid hostname")
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func prepareTunnelConfig(c *cli.Context, buildInfo *origin.BuildInfo, version st
 		HTTPTransport:      httpTransport,
 		Metrics:            tunnelMetrics,
 		MetricsUpdateFreq:  c.Duration("metrics-update-freq"),
-		ProtocolLogger:     protoLogger,
+		TransportLogger:    transportLogger,
 		Logger:             logger,
 		IsAutoupdated:      c.Bool("is-autoupdated"),
 		GracePeriod:        c.Duration("grace-period"),
diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/logger.go b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/logger.go
index 078632ea..cb28af97 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/logger.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/tunnel/logger.go
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@ func configMainLogger(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func configProtoLogger(c *cli.Context) (*logrus.Logger, error) {
-	protoLogLevel, err := logrus.ParseLevel(c.String("proto-loglevel"))
+func configTransportLogger(c *cli.Context) (*logrus.Logger, error) {
+	transportLogLevel, err := logrus.ParseLevel(c.String("transport-loglevel"))
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.WithError(err).Fatal("Unknown protocol logging level specified")
-		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Unknown protocol logging level specified")
+		logger.WithError(err).Fatal("Unknown transport logging level specified")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Unknown transport logging level specified")
 	}
-	protoLogger := logrus.New()
-	protoLogger.Level = protoLogLevel
-	return protoLogger, nil
+	transportLogger := logrus.New()
+	transportLogger.Level = transportLogLevel
+	return transportLogger, nil
 }
 
 func initLogFile(c *cli.Context, loggers ...*logrus.Logger) error {
diff --git a/origin/tunnel.go b/origin/tunnel.go
index 184be561..67cc30ad 100644
--- a/origin/tunnel.go
+++ b/origin/tunnel.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ type TunnelConfig struct {
 	HTTPTransport      http.RoundTripper
 	Metrics            *TunnelMetrics
 	MetricsUpdateFreq  time.Duration
-	ProtocolLogger     *log.Logger
+	TransportLogger    *log.Logger
 	Logger             *log.Logger
 	IsAutoupdated      bool
 	GracePeriod        time.Duration
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func ServeTunnel(
 			select {
 			case <-serveCtx.Done():
 				// UnregisterTunnel blocks until the RPC call returns
-				err := UnregisterTunnel(handler.muxer, config.GracePeriod, config.Logger)
+				err := UnregisterTunnel(handler.muxer, config.GracePeriod, config.TransportLogger)
 				handler.muxer.Shutdown()
 				return err
 			case <-updateMetricsTickC:
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func RegisterTunnel(
 	connectionID uint8,
 	originLocalIP string,
 ) error {
-	config.Logger.Debug("initiating RPC stream to register")
+	config.TransportLogger.Debug("initiating RPC stream to register")
 	stream, err := muxer.OpenStream([]h2mux.Header{
 		{Name: ":method", Value: "RPC"},
 		{Name: ":scheme", Value: "capnp"},
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ func RegisterTunnel(
 		return clientRegisterTunnelError{cause: err}
 	}
 	conn := rpc.NewConn(
-		tunnelrpc.NewTransportLogger(config.Logger.WithField("subsystem", "rpc-register"), rpc.StreamTransport(stream)),
-		tunnelrpc.ConnLog(config.Logger.WithField("subsystem", "rpc-transport")),
+		tunnelrpc.NewTransportLogger(config.TransportLogger.WithField("subsystem", "rpc-register"), rpc.StreamTransport(stream)),
+		tunnelrpc.ConnLog(config.TransportLogger.WithField("subsystem", "rpc-transport")),
 	)
 	defer conn.Close()
 	ts := tunnelpogs.TunnelServer_PogsClient{Client: conn.Bootstrap(ctx)}
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func NewTunnelHandler(ctx context.Context,
 		IsClient:           true,
 		HeartbeatInterval:  config.HeartbeatInterval,
 		MaxHeartbeats:      config.MaxHeartbeats,
-		Logger:             config.ProtocolLogger.WithFields(log.Fields{}),
+		Logger:             config.TransportLogger.WithFields(log.Fields{}),
 		CompressionQuality: h2mux.CompressionSetting(config.CompressionQuality),
 	})
 	if err != nil {