diff --git a/libraries/logger/logging-manager.js b/libraries/logger/logging-manager.js
index b224e42722..5179aaca86 100644
--- a/libraries/logger/logging-manager.js
+++ b/libraries/logger/logging-manager.js
@@ -118,10 +118,16 @@ const LoggingManager = {
     if (this.isProduction) {
       switch (logLevelSource) {
         case 'file':
-          this.logLevelChecker = new FileLogLevelChecker(this.logger)
+          this.logLevelChecker = new FileLogLevelChecker(
+            this.logger,
+            this.defaultLevel
+          )
           break
         case 'gce_metadata':
-          this.logLevelChecker = new GCEMetadataLogLevelChecker(this.logger)
+          this.logLevelChecker = new GCEMetadataLogLevelChecker(
+            this.logger,
+            this.defaultLevel
+          )
           break
         case 'none':
           break