diff --git a/synapse/lib/layer.py b/synapse/lib/layer.py
index db47659742..ab324ac324 100644
--- a/synapse/lib/layer.py
+++ b/synapse/lib/layer.py
@@ -1406,11 +1406,17 @@ async def setLayerInfo(self, name, valu):
         '''
         Set a mutable layer property.
         '''
-        if name not in ('name',):
+        if name not in ('name', 'logedits'):
             mesg = f'{name} is not a valid layer info key'
             raise s_exc.BadOptValu(mesg=mesg)
+
+        if name == 'logedits':
+            valu = bool(valu)
+            self.logedits = valu
+
         # TODO when we can set more props, we may need to parse values.
         await self.layrinfo.set(name, valu)
+
         return valu
 
     async def stat(self):
diff --git a/synapse/lib/stormtypes.py b/synapse/lib/stormtypes.py
index 6384e87ba4..17d152c2e7 100644
--- a/synapse/lib/stormtypes.py
+++ b/synapse/lib/stormtypes.py
@@ -117,15 +117,15 @@ def intify(x):
         mesg = f'Failed to make an integer from "{x}".'
         raise s_exc.BadCast(mesg=mesg) from e
 
-def kwarg_format(text, **kwargs):
+def kwarg_format(_text, **kwargs):
     '''
     Replaces instances curly-braced argument names in text with their values
     '''
     for name, valu in kwargs.items():
         temp = '{%s}' % (name,)
-        text = text.replace(temp, str(valu))
+        _text = _text.replace(temp, str(valu))
 
-    return text
+    return _text
 
 class StormType:
     '''
@@ -3721,6 +3721,17 @@ async def _methLayerGet(self, name, defv=None):
         return self.valu.get(name, defv)
 
     async def _methLayerSet(self, name, valu):
+
+        name = await tostr(name)
+
+        if name == 'name':
+            valu = await tostr(valu)
+        elif name == 'logedits':
+            valu = await tobool(valu)
+        else:
+            mesg = f'Layer does not support setting: {name}'
+            raise s_exc.BadOptValu(mesg=mesg)
+
         useriden = self.runt.user.iden
         layriden = self.valu.get('iden')
         gatekeys = ((useriden, ('layer', 'set', name), layriden),)
diff --git a/synapse/tests/test_lib_layer.py b/synapse/tests/test_lib_layer.py
index 8a23afcd68..b368296797 100644
--- a/synapse/tests/test_lib_layer.py
+++ b/synapse/tests/test_lib_layer.py
@@ -1366,3 +1366,25 @@ async def test_layer_iter_props(self):
 
             rows = await alist(layr.iterTagPropRows('foo', 'score', stortype=s_layer.STOR_TYPE_I64, startvalu=42))
             self.eq(expect[1:], rows)
+
+    async def test_layer_setinfo(self):
+
+        async with self.getTestCore() as core:
+
+            layer = core.getView().layers[0]
+
+            self.eq('hehe', await core.callStorm('$layer = $lib.layer.get() $layer.set(name, hehe) return($layer.get(name))'))
+
+            self.eq(False, await core.callStorm('$layer = $lib.layer.get() $layer.set(logedits, $lib.false) return($layer.get(logedits))'))
+            edits0 = [e async for e in layer.syncNodeEdits(0, wait=False)]
+            await core.callStorm('[inet:ipv4=1.2.3.4]')
+            edits1 = [e async for e in layer.syncNodeEdits(0, wait=False)]
+            self.eq(len(edits0), len(edits1))
+
+            self.eq(True, await core.callStorm('$layer = $lib.layer.get() $layer.set(logedits, $lib.true) return($layer.get(logedits))'))
+            await core.callStorm('[inet:ipv4=5.5.5.5]')
+            edits2 = [e async for e in layer.syncNodeEdits(0, wait=False)]
+            self.gt(len(edits2), len(edits1))
+
+            with self.raises(s_exc.BadOptValu):
+                await core.callStorm('$layer = $lib.layer.get() $layer.set(newp, hehe)')