diff --git a/src/eLog.erl b/src/eLog.erl
index bcbeff0..946a879 100644
--- a/src/eLog.erl
+++ b/src/eLog.erl
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 -module(eLog).
 
-
 -include("lgDef.hrl").
 -include("lgCom.hrl").
 
@@ -134,16 +133,14 @@ setMd(_) ->
    erlang:error(badarg).
 
 %% @doc Set the loglevel for a particular backend.
-setLogLevel(Handler, Level) when is_atom(Level) ->
+setLogLevel(Handler, Level) ->
    setLogLevel(?LgDefSink, Handler, undefined, Level).
 
-%% @doc Set the loglevel for a particular backend that has multiple identifiers
-%% (eg. the file backend).
-setLogLevel(Handler, Ident, Level) when is_atom(Level) ->
+%% @doc Set the loglevel for a particular backend that has multiple identifiers (eg. the file backend).
+setLogLevel(Handler, Ident, Level) ->
    setLogLevel(?LgDefSink, Handler, Ident, Level).
 
-%% @doc Set the loglevel for a particular sink's backend that potentially has
-%% multiple identifiers. (Use `undefined' if it doesn't have any.)
+%% @doc Set the loglevel for a particular sink's backend that potentially has multiple identifiers. (Use `undefined' if it doesn't have any.)
 setLogLevel(Sink, Handler, Ident, Level) when is_atom(Level) ->
    HandlerArg =
       case Ident of