diff --git a/logging/logging.py b/logging/logging.py
index 68822324..5546d55d 100644
--- a/logging/logging.py
+++ b/logging/logging.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Logger:
         return "LVL" + str(level)
 
     def log(self, level, msg, *args):
-        if level > self.level:
+        if level >= (self.level or _level):
             print(("%s:%s:" + msg) % ((self._level_str(level), self.name) + args))
 
     def debug(self, msg, *args):
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class Logger:
         self.log(CRITICAL, msg, *args)
 
 
+_level = NOTSET
 _loggers = {}
 
 def getLogger(name):
@@ -59,5 +60,6 @@ def getLogger(name):
     _loggers[name] = l
     return l
 
-def basicConfig(level):
-    pass
+def basicConfig(level=DEBUG):
+    global _level
+    _level = level
diff --git a/logging/setup.py b/logging/setup.py
index f23e0635..bd36f164 100644
--- a/logging/setup.py
+++ b/logging/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from distutils.core import setup
 
 setup(name='micropython-logging',
-      version='0.0.2',
+      version='0.0.3',
       description='logging package for MicroPython',
       url='https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/405',
       author='MicroPython Developers',
diff --git a/logging/test_logging.py b/logging/test_logging.py
index b3d3ff39..0fefb889 100644
--- a/logging/test_logging.py
+++ b/logging/test_logging.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 log = logging.getLogger("test")
 log.debug("Test message: %d(%s)", 100, "foobar")
 log.info("Test message2: %d(%s)", 100, "foobar")