diff --git a/code/setup_logging.py b/code/setup_logging.py
index 659937c..a5a78aa 100644
--- a/code/setup_logging.py
+++ b/code/setup_logging.py
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ import os
 def setup_logging():
     fmt = '%(asctime)s | %(levelname)s | %(filename)s | %(funcName)s | %(message)s'
     datefmt = '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
-    if not 'LOGGER_LEVEL' in os.environ:
-        logger_level = 'info'
-    else:
-        logger_level = os.getenv('LOGGER_LEVEL')
+    logger_level = os.getenv('LOGGER_LEVEL', default='info')
     level = getattr(logging, logger_level.upper())
     logging.basicConfig(format=fmt, datefmt=datefmt, level=level)
     logging.debug('finished')