diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index cd6a288..7b0b4e6 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ locals {
     dynamo_secret_access_key  = aws_iam_access_key.user_login_logger.secret
     enable_debug              = var.enable_debug
     help_center_url           = var.help_center_url
-    logging_level             = var.logging_level
+    logging_level             = upper(var.logging_level)
     memory                    = var.memory
     mysql_host                = module.app.database_host
     mysql_database            = local.mysql_database
diff --git a/vars.tf b/vars.tf
index f380826..dd556b1 100644
--- a/vars.tf
+++ b/vars.tf
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ variable "help_center_url" {
 }
 
 variable "logging_level" {
-  description = "Log level for log filter, may be one of: ERR, WARNING, NOTICE, INFO, DEBUG (case-sensitive)"
+  description = "Log level for log filter, may be one of: ERR, WARNING, NOTICE, INFO, DEBUG"
   type        = string
   default     = "NOTICE"
 }