diff --git a/moler/config/loggers.py b/moler/config/loggers.py
index a199d8626..602b8acae 100644
--- a/moler/config/loggers.py
+++ b/moler/config/loggers.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 # (above ERROR = 40, below CRITICAL = 50)
 TEST_CASE = 45
 
-debug_level = None  # means: inactive
+debug_level = logging.DEBUG  # means: inactive
 raw_logs_active = False
 write_mode = "a"
 _kind = (
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ def configure_moler_main_logger():
     """Configure main logger of Moler"""
     # warning or above go to logfile
     if "moler" not in active_loggers:
-        logger = create_logger(name="moler", log_level=TRACE, datefmt=date_format)
+        logger = create_logger(name="moler", log_level=debug_level, datefmt=date_format)
         logger.propagate = True
 
         main_log_format = "%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(levelname)-12s %(message)s"
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ def configure_moler_threads_logger():
             th_log_fmt = "%(asctime)s.%(msecs)03d %(levelname)-12s %(threadName)22s %(filename)30s:#%(lineno)3s %(funcName)25s() |%(message)s"
             logger = create_logger(
                 name="moler_threads",
-                log_level=TRACE,
+                log_level=debug_level,
                 log_file="moler.threads.log",
                 log_format=th_log_fmt,
                 datefmt=date_format,
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e4cd58f46..185ca8489 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='moler',
-    version='4.2.1',
+    version='4.2.11',
     description='Moler is a library for working with terminals, mainly for automated tests',  # Required
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',