diff --git a/apps/blueman-adapters.in b/apps/blueman-adapters.in
index a8e9f4d98..c8fbe2819 100755
--- a/apps/blueman-adapters.in
+++ b/apps/blueman-adapters.in
@@ -22,20 +22,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument("--socket-id", dest="socket_id", action="store", type=int, metavar="ID")
     parser.add_argument("adapter", nargs="?", metavar="ADAPTER NAME")
     args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if args.LEVEL.upper() == "DEBUG":
-        log_level = logging.DEBUG
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "INFO":
-        log_level = logging.INFO
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "WARNING":
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "ERROR":
-        log_level = logging.ERROR
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "CRITICAL":
-        log_level = logging.CRITICAL
-    else:
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-
+    log_level = logging.getLevelName(args.LEVEL.upper())
     create_logger(log_level, "blueman-adapters", syslog=args.syslog)
 
     set_proc_title()
diff --git a/apps/blueman-applet.in b/apps/blueman-applet.in
index 1b18d9b4e..3beeedf5a 100755
--- a/apps/blueman-applet.in
+++ b/apps/blueman-applet.in
@@ -19,20 +19,7 @@ from blueman.main.Applet import BluemanApplet
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = create_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if args.LEVEL.upper() == "DEBUG":
-        log_level = logging.DEBUG
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "INFO":
-        log_level = logging.INFO
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "WARNING":
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "ERROR":
-        log_level = logging.ERROR
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "CRITICAL":
-        log_level = logging.CRITICAL
-    else:
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-
+    log_level = logging.getLevelName(args.LEVEL.upper())
     create_logger(log_level, "blueman-applet", syslog=args.syslog)
 
     set_proc_title()
diff --git a/apps/blueman-manager.in b/apps/blueman-manager.in
index b29921caf..eaba9695d 100755
--- a/apps/blueman-manager.in
+++ b/apps/blueman-manager.in
@@ -19,20 +19,7 @@ from blueman.Functions import set_proc_title, create_parser, create_logger
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = create_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if args.LEVEL.upper() == "DEBUG":
-        log_level = logging.DEBUG
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "INFO":
-        log_level = logging.INFO
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "WARNING":
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "ERROR":
-        log_level = logging.ERROR
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "CRITICAL":
-        log_level = logging.CRITICAL
-    else:
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-
+    log_level = logging.getLevelName(args.LEVEL.upper())
     create_logger(log_level, "blueman-manager", syslog=args.syslog)
 
     app = Blueman()
diff --git a/apps/blueman-mechanism.in b/apps/blueman-mechanism.in
index f369090ee..e409f658a 100755
--- a/apps/blueman-mechanism.in
+++ b/apps/blueman-mechanism.in
@@ -36,19 +36,7 @@ parser.add_argument("-d", "--debug", dest="debug", action="store_true")
 parser.add_argument("-s", "--stop-timer", dest="stoptimer", action="store_true")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-if args.LEVEL.upper() == "DEBUG":
-    log_level = logging.DEBUG
-elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "INFO":
-    log_level = logging.INFO
-elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "WARNING":
-    log_level = logging.WARNING
-elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "ERROR":
-    log_level = logging.ERROR
-elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "CRITICAL":
-    log_level = logging.CRITICAL
-else:
-    log_level = logging.WARNING
-
+log_level = logging.getLevelName(args.LEVEL.upper())
 logger = create_logger(log_level, "blueman-mechanism", syslog=True)
 
 if args.debug:
diff --git a/apps/blueman-sendto.in b/apps/blueman-sendto.in
index dfc6e1555..d5dbec6bf 100755
--- a/apps/blueman-sendto.in
+++ b/apps/blueman-sendto.in
@@ -144,20 +144,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         help=_("Files to be send to the bluetooth device"))
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if args.LEVEL.upper() == "DEBUG":
-        log_level = logging.DEBUG
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "INFO":
-        log_level = logging.INFO
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "WARNING":
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "ERROR":
-        log_level = logging.ERROR
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "CRITICAL":
-        log_level = logging.CRITICAL
-    else:
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-
+    log_level = logging.getLevelName(args.LEVEL.upper())
     create_logger(log_level, "blueman-sendto", syslog=args.syslog)
 
     set_proc_title()
diff --git a/apps/blueman-services.in b/apps/blueman-services.in
index 8a5fb6e79..c91d26e76 100755
--- a/apps/blueman-services.in
+++ b/apps/blueman-services.in
@@ -22,20 +22,7 @@ from blueman.main.Services import BluemanServices
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = create_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if args.LEVEL.upper() == "DEBUG":
-        log_level = logging.DEBUG
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "INFO":
-        log_level = logging.INFO
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "WARNING":
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "ERROR":
-        log_level = logging.ERROR
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "CRITICAL":
-        log_level = logging.CRITICAL
-    else:
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-
+    log_level = logging.getLevelName(args.LEVEL.upper())
     create_logger(log_level, "blueman-services", syslog=args.syslog)
 
     setup_icon_path()
diff --git a/apps/blueman-tray.in b/apps/blueman-tray.in
index 142b6b496..299d160c5 100755
--- a/apps/blueman-tray.in
+++ b/apps/blueman-tray.in
@@ -18,20 +18,7 @@ from blueman.main.Tray import BluemanTray
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     parser = create_parser()
     args = parser.parse_args()
-
-    if args.LEVEL.upper() == "DEBUG":
-        log_level = logging.DEBUG
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "INFO":
-        log_level = logging.INFO
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "WARNING":
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "ERROR":
-        log_level = logging.ERROR
-    elif args.LEVEL.upper() == "CRITICAL":
-        log_level = logging.CRITICAL
-    else:
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
-
+    log_level = logging.getLevelName(args.LEVEL.upper())
     create_logger(log_level, "blueman-tray", syslog=args.syslog)
 
     set_proc_title()
diff --git a/blueman/Functions.py b/blueman/Functions.py
index d8810de09..79e690d24 100644
--- a/blueman/Functions.py
+++ b/blueman/Functions.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def create_parser(
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 
     if loglevel:
-        parser.add_argument("--loglevel", dest="LEVEL", default="warning")
+        parser.add_argument("--loglevel", dest="LEVEL", default="WARNING")
 
     if syslog:
         parser.add_argument("--syslog", dest="syslog", action="store_true")