diff --git a/xlog.go b/xlog.go
index f39f1d3..333aa3d 100644
--- a/xlog.go
+++ b/xlog.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ var levelNames = map[int]string{
 	DEBUG:   "[DBG] ",
 }
 
-var logLevel int
-var logger *log.Logger
+var logLevel = DEBUG
+var logger = log.New(&LogWriter{}, "", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
 
 type LogWriter struct {
 }
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ func (w *LogWriter) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func Init(lvl int) {
-	logger = log.New(&LogWriter{}, "", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
 	logLevel = lvl
 }