diff --git a/lib/logger.js b/lib/logger.js
index 1492c0d..4da0daf 100644
--- a/lib/logger.js
+++ b/lib/logger.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-var levels = require('./levels'),
-    util = require('util'),
-    events = require('events'),
-    DEFAULT_CATEGORY = '[default]';
+"use strict";
+var levels = require('./levels')
+, util = require('util')
+, events = require('events')
+, DEFAULT_CATEGORY = '[default]';
 
 /**
  * Models a logging event.
@@ -13,11 +14,11 @@ var levels = require('./levels'),
  * @author Seth Chisamore
  */
 function LoggingEvent (categoryName, level, data, logger) {
-    this.startTime = new Date();
-    this.categoryName = categoryName;
-    this.data = data;
-    this.level = level;
-    this.logger = logger;
+  this.startTime = new Date();
+  this.categoryName = categoryName;
+  this.data = data;
+  this.level = level;
+  this.logger = logger;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -28,49 +29,50 @@ function LoggingEvent (categoryName, level, data, logger) {
  * @author Stephan Strittmatter
  */
 function Logger (name, level) {
-    this.category = name || DEFAULT_CATEGORY;
-
-    if (! this.level) {
-        this.__proto__.level = levels.TRACE;
-    }
+  this.category = name || DEFAULT_CATEGORY;
+  
+  if (level) {
+    this.setLevel(level);
+  }
 }
 util.inherits(Logger, events.EventEmitter);
 Logger.DEFAULT_CATEGORY = DEFAULT_CATEGORY;
+Logger.prototype.level = levels.TRACE;
 
 Logger.prototype.setLevel = function(level) {
-    this.level = levels.toLevel(level, this.level || levels.TRACE);
+  this.level = levels.toLevel(level, this.level || levels.TRACE);
 };
 
 Logger.prototype.removeLevel = function() {
-    delete this.level;
+  delete this.level;
 };
 
 Logger.prototype.log = function() {
-    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)
+  var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)
   , logLevel = args.shift()
   , loggingEvent = new LoggingEvent(this.category, logLevel, args, this);
-    this.emit("log", loggingEvent);
+  this.emit("log", loggingEvent);
 };
 
 Logger.prototype.isLevelEnabled = function(otherLevel) {
-    return this.level.isLessThanOrEqualTo(otherLevel);
+  return this.level.isLessThanOrEqualTo(otherLevel);
 };
 
 ['Trace','Debug','Info','Warn','Error','Fatal'].forEach(
-    function(levelString) {
-        var level = levels.toLevel(levelString);
-        Logger.prototype['is'+levelString+'Enabled'] = function() {
-            return this.isLevelEnabled(level);
-        };
-
-        Logger.prototype[levelString.toLowerCase()] = function () {
-            if (this.isLevelEnabled(level)) {
-                var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
-                args.unshift(level);
-                Logger.prototype.log.apply(this, args);
-            }
-        };
-    }
+  function(levelString) {
+    var level = levels.toLevel(levelString);
+    Logger.prototype['is'+levelString+'Enabled'] = function() {
+      return this.isLevelEnabled(level);
+    };
+    
+    Logger.prototype[levelString.toLowerCase()] = function () {
+      if (this.isLevelEnabled(level)) {
+        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+        args.unshift(level);
+        Logger.prototype.log.apply(this, args);
+      }
+    };
+  }
 );