diff --git a/src/serve.py b/src/serve.py
index 5001b98..c0de75f 100644
--- a/src/serve.py
+++ b/src/serve.py
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ def run_prediction_server(app, mode="development"):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    logging_level = CONFIG.service.logging_level
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging_level)
+    logging.basicConfig(level=CONFIG.service.logging_level)
     logging.getLogger("flask").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
     logging.getLogger("urllib3").setLevel(logging.ERROR)
     logging.getLogger("werkzeug").setLevel(logging.ERROR)