diff --git a/plextraktsync/logging.py b/plextraktsync/logging.py
index f39c25b820..819da4629d 100644
--- a/plextraktsync/logging.py
+++ b/plextraktsync/logging.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def initialize(config):
         file_handler,
         console_handler,
     ]
-    logging.basicConfig(handlers=handlers, level=log_level)
+    logging.basicConfig(handlers=handlers, level=log_level, force=True)
 
     # Set debug for other components as well
     if log_level == logging.DEBUG: