diff --git a/lib/private/Log.php b/lib/private/Log.php
index d2bf8e40e77bc..ddccf87e07354 100644
--- a/lib/private/Log.php
+++ b/lib/private/Log.php
@@ -281,7 +281,8 @@ public function getLogLevel($context): int {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return min($this->config->getValue('loglevel', ILogger::WARN) ?? ILogger::WARN, ILogger::FATAL);
+		$configLogLevel = $this->config->getValue('loglevel', ILogger::WARN);
+		return min(is_int($configLogLevel) ? $configLogLevel : ILogger::WARN, ILogger::FATAL);
 	}
 
 	/**