diff --git a/src/main/java/com/spotify/logging/LoggingConfigurator.java b/src/main/java/com/spotify/logging/LoggingConfigurator.java
index 7a328d4..0aadffa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/spotify/logging/LoggingConfigurator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/spotify/logging/LoggingConfigurator.java
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ public static SentryAppender addSentryAppender(
     ThresholdFilter levelFilter = new ThresholdFilter();
     levelFilter.setLevel(logLevelThreshold.logbackLevel.toString());
     levelFilter.start();
+    appender.setMinimumEventLevel(logLevelThreshold.logbackLevel);
     appender.addFilter(levelFilter);
 
     appender.start();