diff --git a/cmd/zetaclientd/init.go b/cmd/zetaclientd/init.go
index d48722ee52..161b968682 100644
--- a/cmd/zetaclientd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/zetaclientd/init.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func Initialize(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	configData.ZetaCoreURL = initArgs.zetacoreURL
 	configData.AuthzHotkey = initArgs.authzHotkey
 	configData.AuthzGranter = initArgs.authzGranter
-	configData.LogLevel = zerolog.Level(initArgs.level)
+	configData.LogLevel = initArgs.level
 	configData.LogFormat = initArgs.logFormat
 	configData.LogSampler = initArgs.logSampler
 	configData.P2PDiagnostic = initArgs.p2pDiagnostic
diff --git a/cmd/zetaclientd/main.go b/cmd/zetaclientd/main.go
index 570e7eb0fc..a51fb40d82 100644
--- a/cmd/zetaclientd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/zetaclientd/main.go
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ func InitLogger(cfg *config.Config) zerolog.Logger {
 	var logger zerolog.Logger
 	switch cfg.LogFormat {
 	case "json":
-		logger = zerolog.New(os.Stdout).Level(cfg.LogLevel).With().Timestamp().Logger()
+		logger = zerolog.New(os.Stdout).Level(zerolog.Level(cfg.LogLevel)).With().Timestamp().Logger()
 	case "text":
-		logger = zerolog.New(zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stdout, TimeFormat: time.RFC3339}).Level(cfg.LogLevel).With().Timestamp().Logger()
+		logger = zerolog.New(zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stdout, TimeFormat: time.RFC3339}).Level(zerolog.Level(cfg.LogLevel)).With().Timestamp().Logger()
 	default:
 		logger = zerolog.New(zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stdout, TimeFormat: time.RFC3339})
 	}
diff --git a/zetaclient/config/types.go b/zetaclient/config/types.go
index bd0dce248f..01b02e3296 100644
--- a/zetaclient/config/types.go
+++ b/zetaclient/config/types.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/common"
 	zetaObserverTypes "github.com/zeta-chain/zetacore/x/observer/types"
 )
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Peer          string
 	PublicIP      string
 	LogFormat     string
-	LogLevel      zerolog.Level
+	LogLevel      int8 // zerolog level
 	LogSampler    bool
 	PreParamsPath string
 	Keygen        zetaObserverTypes.Keygen