diff --git a/bazarr/app/logger.py b/bazarr/app/logger.py
index e5f2fce7d..8762d0355 100644
--- a/bazarr/app/logger.py
+++ b/bazarr/app/logger.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class UnwantedWaitressMessageFilter(logging.Filter):
             # no filtering in debug mode or if originating from us
             return True
 
-        if record.level < logging.ERROR:
+        if record.levelno < logging.ERROR:
             return False
 
         unwantedMessages = [
diff --git a/tests/test_logging_filters.py b/tests/bazarr/test_logging_filters.py
similarity index 57%
rename from tests/test_logging_filters.py
rename to tests/bazarr/test_logging_filters.py
index 9209fb09e..05d655477 100644
--- a/tests/test_logging_filters.py
+++ b/tests/bazarr/test_logging_filters.py
@@ -3,20 +3,13 @@ import logging
 from bazarr.app.logger import UnwantedWaitressMessageFilter
 
 def test_true_for_bazarr():
-  record = logging.makeLogRecord({
-    "level": logging.INFO,
-    "msg": "a message from BAZARR for logging"
-  })
+  record = logging.LogRecord("", logging.INFO, "", 0, "a message from BAZARR for logging", (), None)
   assert UnwantedWaitressMessageFilter().filter(record)
 
 def test_false_below_error():
-  record = logging.makeLogRecord({
-    "level": logging.INFO
-  })
+  record = logging.LogRecord("", logging.INFO, "", 0, "", (), None)
   assert not UnwantedWaitressMessageFilter().filter(record)
 
 def test_true_error_up():
-  record = logging.makeLogRecord({
-    "level": logging.CRITICAL
-  })
+  record = logging.LogRecord("", logging.CRITICAL, "", 0, "", (), None)
   assert UnwantedWaitressMessageFilter().filter(record)