diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
index 9000fc0..44772dd 100644
--- a/log.go
+++ b/log.go
@@ -185,12 +185,24 @@ func (l *logger) output(t tout, depth int, stack string, fields H, v ...interfac
 	var err error
 	switch t {
 	case terror:
+		if LEVEL&Lerror == 0 {
+			return
+		}
 		err = l.err_tmpl.Execute(l.err, data)
 	case tdebug:
+		if LEVEL&Ldebug == 0 {
+			return
+		}
 		err = l.debug_tmpl.Execute(l.err, data)
 	case twarn:
+		if LEVEL&Lwarn == 0 {
+			return
+		}
 		err = l.warn_tmpl.Execute(l.out, data)
 	case tinfo:
+		if LEVEL&Linfo == 0 {
+			return
+		}
 		err = l.info_tmpl.Execute(l.out, data)
 	}
 	if err != nil {