diff --git a/cpp/s2pdump/s2pdump_core.cpp b/cpp/s2pdump/s2pdump_core.cpp
index 90a52bd4..5a2ff3fc 100644
--- a/cpp/s2pdump/s2pdump_core.cpp
+++ b/cpp/s2pdump/s2pdump_core.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ bool S2pDump::ParseArguments(span<char*> args) // NOSONAR Acceptable complexity
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!SetLogLevel(*default_logger(), log_level)) {
+    if (!SetLogLevel(*initiator_logger, log_level)) {
         throw parser_exception("Invalid log level '" + log_level + "'");
     }