diff --git a/lib/private/Log.php b/lib/private/Log.php
index e2b732473c2d4..d7283b53a430c 100644
--- a/lib/private/Log.php
+++ b/lib/private/Log.php
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ public function getLogLevel(array $context, string $message): int {
 		if (!isset($logCondition['matches'])) {
 			$configLogLevel = $this->config->getValue('loglevel', ILogger::WARN);
 			if (is_numeric($configLogLevel)) {
+				$this->nestingLevel--;
 				return min((int)$configLogLevel, ILogger::FATAL);
 			}