diff --git a/laboratory/api-src/org/labkey/api/laboratory/assay/ParserErrors.java b/laboratory/api-src/org/labkey/api/laboratory/assay/ParserErrors.java
index a9c47485..3192485d 100644
--- a/laboratory/api-src/org/labkey/api/laboratory/assay/ParserErrors.java
+++ b/laboratory/api-src/org/labkey/api/laboratory/assay/ParserErrors.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public void addError(String msg)
 
     public void addError(String msg, Level level)
     {
-        if (level.intLevel() >= _threshold.intLevel())
+        if (level.isMoreSpecificThan(_threshold))
             _errors.add(Pair.of(msg, level));
     }