diff --git a/revid/revid.go b/revid/revid.go
index 6f697bd0..0f357ebd 100644
--- a/revid/revid.go
+++ b/revid/revid.go
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ type Revid struct {
 // an error if construction of the new instance was not successful.
 func New(c Config, ns *netsender.Sender) (*Revid, error) {
 	r := Revid{ns: ns, err: make(chan error)}
+	err := r.setConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not set config, failed with error: %v",err)
+	}
+	r.config.Logger.SetLevel(c.LogLevel)
 	go r.handleErrors()
 	return &r, nil
 }