diff --git a/mqttc.py b/mqttc.py
index c5825aa..a299740 100644
--- a/mqttc.py
+++ b/mqttc.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import conf
 
 
 LOG_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'mqttc.log')
-logging.basicConfig(level=conf.LOG_LEVEL,
+logging.basicConfig(level=getattr(logging, conf.LOG_LEVEL.upper(), logging.INFO),
                     format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
                     handlers=[
                         logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout),  # Log to console