diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index 17ef6dfe8..521be7330 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+### 2.14.3
+* Fixing log level wasn't being respected 
+
 ### 2.14.2
 * Ability to specify remote server port
 * Introducing storage api v2
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7243b12cf..a168408c9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.14.2
+2.14.4
diff --git a/log/log.go b/log/log.go
index a0ea38312..26cf24403 100644
--- a/log/log.go
+++ b/log/log.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 func init(){
 	setup(os.Stdout)
-	logging.SetLevel(conf.LogLevel())
-	logging.Warningf("status=log-level-changed, log-level= %d", conf.LogLevel())
 	SetOutput(conf.LogFile())
+	logging.Warningf("status=log-level-changed, log-level= %d", conf.LogLevel())
+	logging.SetLevel(conf.LogLevel())
 }
 
 func setup(out io.Writer) {