diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index cc0a411..fd974a4 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ config.read('settings.cfg')
 
 log = logging.getLogger('irc.client')
 log.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
-
-if os.getenv('DEBUG', False):
-    log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if bool(int(os.getenv('DEBUG', 0))) else logging.INFO)
 
 
 QUOTE_ADDED_PATTERN = re.compile(r'''^