diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 3ad117f..f8b08ee 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 
 static const char *level_str[] = {
-	"",
+	"NONE",		/* should never appear in log */
 	"CRITICAL",
 	"ERROR",
 	"INFO",