diff --git a/src/elixir_logger_backend.erl b/src/elixir_logger_backend.erl
index 8c634934c..583d46a5c 100644
--- a/src/elixir_logger_backend.erl
+++ b/src/elixir_logger_backend.erl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ init(_Opts) ->
 handle_event({log, LagerMsg}, State) ->
     #{mode := Mode, truncate := Truncate, level := MinLevel, utc_log := UTCLog} =  'Elixir.Logger.Config':'__data__'(),
     MsgLevel = severity_to_level(lager_msg:severity(LagerMsg)),
-    case {lager_util:is_loggable(LagerMsg, debug, ?MODULE), 'Elixir.Logger':compare_levels(MsgLevel, MinLevel)} of
+    case {lager_util:is_loggable(LagerMsg, lager_util:level_to_num(debug), ?MODULE), 'Elixir.Logger':compare_levels(MsgLevel, MinLevel)} of
         {_, lt}->
             {ok, State};
         {true, _} ->