diff --git a/src/slog.c b/src/slog.c
index bdb600d..9b7a6d7 100644
--- a/src/slog.c
+++ b/src/slog.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ slog_internal(struct server *s, log_level level,
 	}
 
 	/* generate output line. */
-	char letter = (level == WEBDIS_TRACE ? 5 : c[level]);
+	char letter = (level == WEBDIS_TRACE ? c[5] : c[level]);
 	line_sz = snprintf(line, sizeof(line),
 		"[%d] %s %c %s\n", (int)s->log.self, time_buf, letter, msg);