diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 62d7060..0cc643b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 description-file = README.md
 name = winchester
-version = 0.53
+version = 0.54
 author = Monsyne Dragon
 author_email = mdragon@rackspace.com
 summary = An OpenStack notification event processing library.
diff --git a/winchester/worker.py b/winchester/worker.py
index 8f0d20c..10cee4d 100644
--- a/winchester/worker.py
+++ b/winchester/worker.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def main():
     # This is a hack, but it's needed to pass the logfile name & default
     # loglevel into log handlers configured with a config file. (mdragon)
     logging.LOCAL_LOG_FILE = log_file
-    logging.LOCAL_DEFAULT_LEVEL = default_log_level
+    logging.LOCAL_DEFAULT_LEVEL = level
 
     if 'logging_config' in conf:
         fileConfig(conf['logging_config'])