diff --git a/cmd/http-gw/settings.go b/cmd/http-gw/settings.go
index 045a118..a38ebc5 100644
--- a/cmd/http-gw/settings.go
+++ b/cmd/http-gw/settings.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func newJournaldLogger(lvl zapcore.Level) (*zap.Logger, zap.AtomicLevel) {
 
 	encoder := zapjournald.NewPartialEncoder(zapcore.NewConsoleEncoder(c.EncoderConfig), zapjournald.SyslogFields)
 
-	core := zapjournald.NewCore(zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(lvl), encoder, &journald.Journal{}, zapjournald.SyslogFields)
+	core := zapjournald.NewCore(c.Level, encoder, &journald.Journal{}, zapjournald.SyslogFields)
 	coreWithContext := core.With([]zapcore.Field{
 		zapjournald.SyslogFacility(zapjournald.LogDaemon),
 		zapjournald.SyslogIdentifier(),