diff --git a/pino.js b/pino.js
index a6a9e631a..16cc833a4 100644
--- a/pino.js
+++ b/pino.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ Object.defineProperty(Pino.prototype, 'levelVal', {
         this[key] = noop
         continue
       }
-      this[key] = isStandardLevel(key) ? Pino.prototype[key] : genLog(num)
+      this[key] = isStandardLevel(key) ? Pino.prototype[key] : genLog(this.levels.values[key])
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/test/addlevel.test.js b/test/addlevel.test.js
index 0540d8f09..0cfccb1af 100644
--- a/test/addlevel.test.js
+++ b/test/addlevel.test.js
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ test('reject already known values', function (t) {
   }
 })
 
+test('level numbers are logged correctly after level change', function (t) {
+  t.plan(1)
+  var log = pino({level: 'foo', levelVal: 25}, sink(function (chunk, enc, cb) {
+    t.is(chunk.level, 25)
+  }))
+  log.level = 'debug'
+  log.foo('bar')
+})
+
 test('levels state is not shared between instances', function (t) {
   t.plan(2)