diff --git a/src/lib/logger.hpp b/src/lib/logger.hpp
index a7d0966..76bae5a 100644
--- a/src/lib/logger.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/logger.hpp
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ class nuraft_mesg_logger : public ::nuraft::logger {
                                 std::shared_ptr< sisl::logging::logger_t > custom_logger) :
             ::nuraft::logger(), _group_id(group_id), _custom_logger(custom_logger) {}
 
-    void set_level(int l) override {
-        LOGD("Updating level to: {}", l);
-        SISL_LOG_LEVEL(nuraft, static_cast< spdlog::level::level_enum >(abs(l - 6)));
-    }
+    void set_level(int) override {}
 
     void put_details(int level, const char* source_file, const char* func_name, size_t line_number,
                      const std::string& log_line) override {
diff --git a/src/lib/manager_impl.cpp b/src/lib/manager_impl.cpp
index 7fbf3e2..804c440 100644
--- a/src/lib/manager_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/manager_impl.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ constexpr auto leader_change_timeout = std::chrono::milliseconds(3200);
 constexpr auto grpc_client_threads = 1u;
 constexpr auto grpc_server_threads = 1u;
 
+SISL_LOGGING_DEF(nuraft_mesg)
+
 namespace nuraft_mesg {
 
 int32_t to_server_id(peer_id_t const& server_addr) {