diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm
index f9525ac63..ea98214aa 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Actions.pm
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ sub merge_levels ($$) {
 	return "$target:none!:$tag"   if $level eq 'none!';
 	return "$target:$level:$tag"  if $level =~ /!$/;
 	return $subordinate           if $subparts >= 2;
-	return "$target:$level";
+	return "$target:$level:$tag";
     }
 
     if ( @supparts == 2 ) {
diff --git a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
index 975071a0d..859b286b7 100644
--- a/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
+++ b/Shorewall-perl/Shorewall/Chains.pm
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ sub expand_rule( $$$$$$$$$$ )
 	    for my $inet ( mysplit $inets ) {
 		$inet = match_source_net $inet;
 		for my $dnet ( mysplit $dnets ) {
-		    if ( $loglevel ) {
+		    if ( $loglevel ne '' ) {
 			log_rule_limit
 			    $loglevel ,
 			    $chainref ,