diff --git a/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main.go b/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main.go
index 883ef13a1c..ad64396b0c 100644
--- a/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main.go
+++ b/cliv2/cmd/cliv2/main.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func initApplicationConfiguration(config configuration.Configuration) {
 	config.AddAlternativeKeys(configuration.ANALYTICS_DISABLED, []string{strings.ToLower(constants.SNYK_ANALYTICS_DISABLED_ENV), "snyk_cfg_disable_analytics", "disable-analytics", "disable_analytics"})
 	config.AddAlternativeKeys(configuration.ORGANIZATION, []string{"snyk_cfg_org"})
 	config.AddAlternativeKeys(configuration.PREVIEW_FEATURES_ENABLED, []string{"snyk_preview"})
-	config.AddAlternativeKeys("snyk_log_level", []string{debug_level_flag})
+	config.AddAlternativeKeys(configuration.LOG_LEVEL, []string{debug_level_flag})
 
 	// if the CONFIG_KEY_OAUTH_TOKEN is specified as env var, we don't apply any additional logic
 	_, ok := os.LookupEnv(auth.CONFIG_KEY_OAUTH_TOKEN)
diff --git a/cliv2/internal/debug/debug.go b/cliv2/internal/debug/debug.go
index acf42a7269..c7f8c4578b 100644
--- a/cliv2/internal/debug/debug.go
+++ b/cliv2/internal/debug/debug.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func GetDebugLevel(config configuration.Configuration) zerolog.Level {
 	if config.GetBool(configuration.DEBUG) {
 		loglevel = zerolog.DebugLevel
 
-		if loglevelString := config.GetString("snyk_log_level"); loglevelString != "" {
+		if loglevelString := config.GetString(configuration.LOG_LEVEL); loglevelString != "" {
 			var err error
 			loglevel, err = zerolog.ParseLevel(loglevelString)
 			if err != nil {