diff --git a/lib/semlogger.rb b/lib/semlogger.rb
index 81980c3..a4a071d 100644
--- a/lib/semlogger.rb
+++ b/lib/semlogger.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ class Semlogger < ::Logger
 	end
 
 	attr_accessor :logdev, :level, :progname
+
+	# some libs use #log_level
+	def log_level=( level)  @level = level  end
+	def log_level()  @level  end
+
 	class <<self
 		attr_accessor :progname, :logger
 
@@ -110,9 +115,7 @@ class Semlogger < ::Logger
 
 	def add severity, message = nil, progname = nil, &block
 		severity ||= UNKNOWN
-		if @logdev.nil? or severity < @level
-			return true
-		end
+		return true  if @logdev.nil? or severity < @level
 		progname ||= @progname
 		if message.nil?
 			if block_given?
diff --git a/lib/semlogger/rack.rb b/lib/semlogger/rack.rb
index 2b6f10d..712c14c 100644
--- a/lib/semlogger/rack.rb
+++ b/lib/semlogger/rack.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ class Semlogger::Rack < Rails::Rack::Logger
 		@data = data
 	end
 
-	def call_app env
-		request = ActionDispatch::Request.new env
+	def call_app request, env
 		path = request.filtered_path
-		Rails.logger.info Semlogger.custom :connection, request.ip, Thread.current.object_id, request.request_method, path
+		Semlogger.custom( :connection, request.ip, Thread.current.object_id, request.request_method, path).info
 		@app.call env
 	ensure
 		ActiveSupport::LogSubscriber.flush_all!