diff --git a/config/action.d/badips.py b/config/action.d/badips.py
index 97b45fa8..0d03f1d1 100644
--- a/config/action.d/badips.py
+++ b/config/action.d/badips.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ else: # pragma: 3.x no cover
 	from urllib import urlencode
 
 from fail2ban.server.actions import ActionBase
+from fail2ban.helpers import str2LogLevel
+
 
 
 class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
@@ -70,9 +72,9 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 	updateperiod : int, optional
 		Time in seconds between updating bad IPs blacklist.
 		Default 900 (15 minutes)
-	log : str, optional
-		Whether or not to log when an IP is (un)banned.
-		Default `yes`.
+	loglevel : int/str, optional
+		Log level of the message when an IP is (un)banned.
+		Default `DEBUG`.
 	agent : str, optional
 		User agent transmitted to server.
 		Default `Fail2Ban/ver.`
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 		return Request(url, headers={'User-Agent': self.agent}, **argv)
 
 	def __init__(self, jail, name, category, score=3, age="24h", key=None,
-		banaction=None, bancategory=None, bankey=None, updateperiod=900, log="yes", agent="Fail2Ban", 
+		banaction=None, bancategory=None, bankey=None, updateperiod=900, loglevel='DEBUG', agent="Fail2Ban", 
 		timeout=TIMEOUT):
 		super(BadIPsAction, self).__init__(jail, name)
 
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 		self.banaction = banaction
 		self.bancategory = bancategory or category
 		self.bankey = bankey
-		self.log = log
+		self.loglevel = str2LogLevel(loglevel) if isinstance(val, basestring) else loglevel
 		self.updateperiod = updateperiod
 
 		self._bannedips = set()
@@ -293,10 +295,9 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 					exc_info=self._logSys.getEffectiveLevel()<=logging.DEBUG)
 			else:
 				self._bannedips.add(ip)
-				if self.log is "yes":
-					self._logSys.notice(
-						"Banned IP %s for jail '%s' with action '%s'",
-						ip, self._jail.name, self.banaction)
+				self._logSys.log(self.loglevel,
+					"Banned IP %s for jail '%s' with action '%s'",
+					ip, self._jail.name, self.banaction)
 
 	def _unbanIPs(self, ips):
 		for ip in ips:
@@ -314,10 +315,9 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 					ip, self._jail.name, self.banaction, e,
 					exc_info=self._logSys.getEffectiveLevel()<=logging.DEBUG)
 			else:
-				if self.log is "yes":
-					self._logSys.notice(
-						"Unbanned IP %s for jail '%s' with action '%s'",
-						ip, self._jail.name, self.banaction)
+				self._logSys.log(self.loglevel,
+					"Unbanned IP %s for jail '%s' with action '%s'",
+					ip, self._jail.name, self.banaction)
 			finally:
 				self._bannedips.remove(ip)