diff --git a/script/scan_guard.py b/script/scan_guard.py
index 471fb216..f1b23605 100644
--- a/script/scan_guard.py
+++ b/script/scan_guard.py
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ if True: #__name__ == '__main__':
     parser.add_argument("-l", "--loglevel", dest="loglevel", default="INFO",
                         choices=["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"])
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    args.loglevel = logging.DEBUG
+    args.loglevel = "DEBUG"
 
     main(args)