diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting.go b/pkg/setting/setting.go
index 2d1bad945eb..8494b8112b7 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting.go
@@ -526,6 +526,17 @@ var logLevels = map[string]int{
 	"Critical": 5,
 }
 
+func getLogLevel(key string, defaultName string) (string, int) {
+	levelName := Cfg.Section(key).Key("level").In(defaultName, []string{"Trace", "Debug", "Info", "Warn", "Error", "Critical"})
+
+	level, ok := logLevels[levelName]
+	if !ok {
+		log.Fatal(4, "Unknown log level: %s", levelName)
+	}
+
+	return levelName, level
+}
+
 func initLogging(args *CommandLineArgs) {
 	//close any existing log handlers.
 	log.Close()
@@ -533,8 +544,12 @@ func initLogging(args *CommandLineArgs) {
 	LogModes = strings.Split(Cfg.Section("log").Key("mode").MustString("console"), ",")
 	LogsPath = makeAbsolute(Cfg.Section("paths").Key("logs").String(), HomePath)
 
+	defaultLevelName, _ := getLogLevel("log", "Info")
+
 	LogConfigs = make([]util.DynMap, len(LogModes))
+
 	for i, mode := range LogModes {
+
 		mode = strings.TrimSpace(mode)
 		sec, err := Cfg.GetSection("log." + mode)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -542,12 +557,7 @@ func initLogging(args *CommandLineArgs) {
 		}
 
 		// Log level.
-		levelName := Cfg.Section("log."+mode).Key("level").In("Trace",
-			[]string{"Trace", "Debug", "Info", "Warn", "Error", "Critical"})
-		level, ok := logLevels[levelName]
-		if !ok {
-			log.Fatal(4, "Unknown log level: %s", levelName)
-		}
+		_, level := getLogLevel("log."+mode, defaultLevelName)
 
 		// Generate log configuration.
 		switch mode {