diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
index a19fa85..70d4630 100755
--- a/functions.sh
+++ b/functions.sh
@@ -793,14 +793,15 @@ ssh-runinagent () {
     fi
 }
 
-changeloglevel () {
+setloglevel () {
     local loglevels
     declare -a loglevels
     loglevels=("ERROR" "WARN" "INFO" "DEBUG" "TRACE")
-    if [[ ${loglevels[*]} =~ $1 ]]; then
+    if [[ ${loglevels[*]} =~ "$1" ]]; then
         export LOGLEVEL=$1
     else
         logerror "LOGLEVEL must be one of ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG or TRACE"
     fi
+    logerror "new LOGLEVEL is $LOGLEVEL"
 }