diff --git a/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib b/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib
index 7b9e07678..59ed58889 100644
Binary files a/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib and b/macosx/English.lproj/MainMenu.nib/keyedobjects.nib differ
diff --git a/macosx/MessageWindowController.m b/macosx/MessageWindowController.m
index 1aa05fdb8..bfae894ee 100644
--- a/macosx/MessageWindowController.m
+++ b/macosx/MessageWindowController.m
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@
 
 - (void) changeLevel: (id) sender
 {
+    [self updateLog: nil];
+    
     int selection = [fLevelButton indexOfSelectedItem], level;
     if (selection == LEVEL_INFO)
         level = TR_MSG_INF;
@@ -143,8 +145,6 @@
     else
         level = TR_MSG_ERR;
     
-    [self updateLog: nil];
-    
     tr_setMessageLevel(level);
     [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setInteger: level forKey: @"MessageLevel"];
 }