diff --git a/lib/server/socket.js b/lib/server/socket.js
index 4f57e9d6..6de4fe2f 100644
--- a/lib/server/socket.js
+++ b/lib/server/socket.js
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
     exports.listen = function(pServer){
         var lRet;
         if(io){
-            io.set('log level', INFO_LOG_LEVEL);
             var lListen = io.listen(pServer),
                 /* number of connections */
                 lConnNum = 0;
             
+            lListen.set('log level', INFO_LOG_LEVEL);
             lRet = lListen.sockets.on('connection', function (socket){
                 ++lConnNum;
                 socket.send('{"stdout":"client connected"}');