diff --git a/api/config/settings/common.py b/api/config/settings/common.py
index 8f2e00ade..176251c55 100644
--- a/api/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/api/config/settings/common.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ logging.config.dictConfig(
         },
         "loggers": {
             "funkwhale_api": {
-                "level": LOGLEVEL,
+                "level": logging.getLevelName(LOGLEVEL),
                 "handlers": ["console"],
                 # required to avoid double logging with root logger
                 "propagate": False,