diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/pentaho/di/job/entries/writetolog/JobEntryWriteToLog.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/pentaho/di/job/entries/writetolog/JobEntryWriteToLog.java
index 240f372618e2..c33e11d8e50e 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/pentaho/di/job/entries/writetolog/JobEntryWriteToLog.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/pentaho/di/job/entries/writetolog/JobEntryWriteToLog.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  *
  * Pentaho Data Integration
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2002-2016 by Pentaho : http://www.pentaho.com
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2017 by Pentaho : http://www.pentaho.com
  *
  *******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -250,47 +250,42 @@ public void setForcingSeparateLogging( boolean forcingSeparateLogging ) {
     }
   }
 
+  LogChannelInterface createLogChannel() {
+    LogWriterObject logWriterObject = new LogWriterObject( getRealLogSubject(), this, parentJob.getLogLevel() );
+    return logWriterObject.getLogChannel();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Output message to job log.
    */
   public boolean evaluate( Result result ) {
-    LogWriterObject logWriterObject = new LogWriterObject( getRealLogSubject(), this, parentJob.getLogLevel() );
-    LogChannelInterface logChannel = logWriterObject.getLogChannel();
+    LogChannelInterface logChannel = createLogChannel();
     String message = getRealLogMessage();
 
-    if ( Utils.isEmpty( message ) ) {
+    // Filter out empty messages and those that are not visible with the job's log level
+    if ( Utils.isEmpty( message ) || !getEntryLogLevel().isVisible( logChannel.getLogLevel() ) ) {
       return true;
     }
 
     try {
       switch ( getEntryLogLevel() ) {
         case ERROR:
-          if ( logChannel.isError() ) {
-            logChannel.logError( message + Const.CR );
-          }
+          logChannel.logError( message + Const.CR );
           break;
         case MINIMAL:
           logChannel.logMinimal( message + Const.CR );
           break;
         case BASIC:
-          if ( logChannel.isBasic() ) {
-            logChannel.logBasic( message + Const.CR );
-          }
+          logChannel.logBasic( message + Const.CR );
           break;
         case DETAILED:
-          if ( logChannel.isDetailed() ) {
-            logChannel.logDetailed( message + Const.CR );
-          }
+          logChannel.logDetailed( message + Const.CR );
           break;
         case DEBUG:
-          if ( logChannel.isDebug() ) {
-            logChannel.logDebug( message + Const.CR );
-          }
+          logChannel.logDebug( message + Const.CR );
           break;
         case ROWLEVEL:
-          if ( logChannel.isRowLevel() ) {
-            logChannel.logRowlevel( message + Const.CR );
-          }
+          logChannel.logRowlevel( message + Const.CR );
           break;
         default: // NOTHING
           break;
diff --git a/engine/src/test/java/org/pentaho/di/job/entries/writetolog/JobEntryWriteToLogTest.java b/engine/src/test/java/org/pentaho/di/job/entries/writetolog/JobEntryWriteToLogTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8bf821538b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/test/java/org/pentaho/di/job/entries/writetolog/JobEntryWriteToLogTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*! ******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Pentaho Data Integration
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2002-2017 by Pentaho : http://www.pentaho.com
+ *
+ *******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+package org.pentaho.di.job.entries.writetolog;
+
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.times;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.verification.VerificationMode;
+import org.pentaho.di.core.Const;
+import org.pentaho.di.core.Result;
+import org.pentaho.di.core.logging.KettleLogStore;
+import org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogChannelInterface;
+import org.pentaho.di.core.logging.LogLevel;
+import org.pentaho.di.job.Job;
+
+/**
+ * @author Christopher Songer
+ */
+public class JobEntryWriteToLogTest {
+
+  private Job parentJob;
+  private JobEntryWriteToLog jobEntry;
+
+  @BeforeClass
+  public static void setUpBeforeClass() throws Exception {
+    KettleLogStore.init();
+  }
+
+  @Before
+  public void setUp() throws Exception {
+    parentJob = mock( Job.class );
+    doReturn( false ).when( parentJob ).isStopped();
+
+    jobEntry = new JobEntryWriteToLog();
+    jobEntry = spy( jobEntry );
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void errorMessageIsNotLoggedWhenParentJobLogLevelIsNothing() {
+    verifyErrorMessageForParentJobLogLevel( LogLevel.NOTHING, never() );
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void errorMessageIsLoggedWhenParentJobLogLevelIsError() {
+    verifyErrorMessageForParentJobLogLevel( LogLevel.ERROR, times( 1 ) );
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void errorMessageIsLoggedWhenParentJobLogLevelIsMinimal() {
+    verifyErrorMessageForParentJobLogLevel( LogLevel.MINIMAL, times( 1 ) );
+  }
+
+  private void verifyErrorMessageForParentJobLogLevel( LogLevel parentJobLogLevel, VerificationMode mode ) {
+    jobEntry.setLogMessage( "TEST" );
+    jobEntry.setEntryLogLevel( LogLevel.ERROR );
+
+    doReturn( parentJobLogLevel ).when( parentJob ).getLogLevel();
+    jobEntry.setParentJob( parentJob );
+
+    LogChannelInterface logChannel = spy( jobEntry.createLogChannel() );
+    doReturn( logChannel ).when( jobEntry ).createLogChannel();
+
+    jobEntry.evaluate( new Result() );
+    verify( logChannel, mode ).logError( "TEST" + Const.CR );
+  }
+}