diff --git a/resources/classes/logging.php b/resources/classes/logging.php
index e8dc6e9f72..e163161177 100644
--- a/resources/classes/logging.php
+++ b/resources/classes/logging.php
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ class Logging
 		$log_file = $_SESSION['logging']['log']['logfile'];
 		$log_level = $_SESSION['logging']['log']['loglevel'];
 
-		if ($log_file) {
-			$this->lfile($log_file);
-			$this->lopen();
-		}
-		else {
-			$this->lopen();
+		if ($log_level !== $level) {
+			return;
 		}
 
-		if ($log_level === $level) {
-			$this->lwrite("[".strtoupper($level)."] ".$msg);
+		if ($log_file) {
+			$this->lfile($log_file);
 		}
 
+		$this->lopen();
+
+		$this->lwrite("[".strtoupper($level)."] ".$msg);
+
 		//close handle
 		$this->lclose();
 	}