diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
index 7988b5a656..20075fa0e6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/AdapterMessage.java
@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
     private boolean language_detection;
     private List<String> languages;
     private static boolean debug;
-    private int level;
     private boolean canDarken;
     private boolean fake_dark;
     private boolean show_recent;
@@ -1550,7 +1549,7 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
                 tvError.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                 ibError.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
             } else {
-                if (BuildConfig.DEBUG && level <= android.util.Log.INFO)
+                if (BuildConfig.DEBUG && Log.isDebugLogLevel())
                     error = message.thread;
                 tvError.setText(error);
                 tvError.setVisibility(error == null ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
@@ -7375,7 +7374,6 @@ public class AdapterMessage extends RecyclerView.Adapter<AdapterMessage.ViewHold
             languages = null;
 
         debug = prefs.getBoolean("debug", false);
-        level = prefs.getInt("log_level", Log.getDefaultLogLevel());
 
         this.canDarken = WebViewEx.isFeatureSupported(context, WebViewFeature.ALGORITHMIC_DARKENING);
         this.fake_dark = prefs.getBoolean("fake_dark", false);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java
index 9094827876..0cfa2a3e52 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/EmailService.java
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ public class EmailService implements AutoCloseable {
     private String ehlo;
     private boolean log;
     private boolean debug;
-    private int level;
     private Properties properties;
     private Session isession;
     private Service iservice;
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ public class EmailService implements AutoCloseable {
         else if (protocol_since + PROTOCOL_LOG_DURATION < now)
             prefs.edit().putBoolean("protocol", false).apply();
         this.log = prefs.getBoolean("protocol", false);
-        this.level = prefs.getInt("log_level", Log.getDefaultLogLevel());
         this.ssl_harden = prefs.getBoolean("ssl_harden", false);
         this.ssl_harden_strict = prefs.getBoolean("ssl_harden_strict", false);
         this.cert_strict = prefs.getBoolean("cert_strict", !BuildConfig.PLAY_STORE_RELEASE);
@@ -725,7 +723,7 @@ public class EmailService implements AutoCloseable {
 
         breadcrumbs = new RingBuffer<>(BREADCRUMBS_SIZE);
 
-        boolean trace = (debug || log || level <= android.util.Log.INFO);
+        boolean trace = (debug || log || Log.isDebugLogLevel());
 
         isession.setDebug(trace);
         if (trace)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
index 776aebebae..e09672c991 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
@@ -2177,7 +2177,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
         swMainLogMem.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("main_log_memory", false));
         swMainLogMem.setEnabled(swMainLog.isChecked());
         swProtocol.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("protocol", false));
-        swLogInfo.setChecked(prefs.getInt("log_level", Log.getDefaultLogLevel()) <= android.util.Log.INFO);
+        swLogInfo.setChecked(Log.isDebugLogLevel());
         swDebug.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("debug", false));
         swCanary.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("leak_canary", false));
         swTest1.setChecked(prefs.getBoolean("test1", false));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java
index 5d4e3545ed..5211a3dde7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Log.java
@@ -214,13 +214,15 @@ public class Log {
         boolean debug = prefs.getBoolean("debug", false);
         if (debug)
             level = android.util.Log.DEBUG;
-        else
-            level = prefs.getInt("log_level", getDefaultLogLevel());
+        else {
+            int def = (BuildConfig.DEBUG ? android.util.Log.INFO : android.util.Log.WARN);
+            level = prefs.getInt("log_level", def);
+        }
         android.util.Log.d(TAG, "Log level=" + level);
     }
 
-    public static int getDefaultLogLevel() {
-        return (BuildConfig.DEBUG ? android.util.Log.INFO : android.util.Log.WARN);
+    public static boolean isDebugLogLevel() {
+        return (level <= android.util.Log.INFO);
     }
 
     public static int d(String msg) {
@@ -1924,7 +1926,6 @@ public class Log {
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
         boolean main_log = prefs.getBoolean("main_log", true);
         boolean protocol = prefs.getBoolean("protocol", false);
-        int level = prefs.getInt("log_level", Log.getDefaultLogLevel());
         long last_cleanup = prefs.getLong("last_cleanup", 0);
 
         PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
@@ -1979,8 +1980,8 @@ public class Log {
             sb.append(String.format("SoC: %s/%s\r\n", Build.SOC_MANUFACTURER, Build.SOC_MODEL));
         sb.append(String.format("OS version: %s\r\n", osVersion));
         sb.append(String.format("uid: %d\r\n", android.os.Process.myUid()));
-        sb.append(String.format("Log main: %b protocol: %b level: %d=%b\r\n",
-                main_log, protocol, level, level <= android.util.Log.INFO));
+        sb.append(String.format("Log main: %b protocol: %b debug: %b build: %b\r\n",
+                main_log, protocol, Log.isDebugLogLevel(), BuildConfig.DEBUG));
         sb.append("\r\n");
 
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {