diff --git a/include/lager.hrl b/include/lager.hrl
index f9ddf99..82116f0 100644
--- a/include/lager.hrl
+++ b/include/lager.hrl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 %% Use of these "functions" means that the argument list will not be
 %% truncated for safety
 -define(LEVELS_UNSAFE,
-    [debug_unsafe, info_unsafe, notice_unsafe, warning_unsafe, error_unsafe, critical_unsafe, alert_unsafe, emergency_unsafe]).
+    [{debug_unsafe, debug}, {info_unsafe, info}, {notice_unsafe, notice}, {warning_unsafe, warning}, {error_unsafe, error}, {critical_unsafe, critical}, {alert_unsafe, alert}, {emergency_unsafe, emergency}]).
 
 -define(DEBUG, 128).
 -define(INFO, 64).
diff --git a/src/lager_transform.erl b/src/lager_transform.erl
index 1a1a681..ceddb22 100644
--- a/src/lager_transform.erl
+++ b/src/lager_transform.erl
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ transform_statement({call, Line, {remote, _Line1, {atom, _Line2, Module},
                     SinkName = list_to_atom(atom_to_list(Module) ++ "_event"),
                     do_transform(Line, SinkName, Function, Arguments0);
                 false ->
-                    case lists:member(Function, ?LEVELS_UNSAFE) of
-                        true ->
+                    case lists:keyfind(Function, 1, ?LEVELS_UNSAFE) of
+                        {Function, Severity} ->
                             SinkName = list_to_atom(atom_to_list(Module) ++ "_event"),
-                            do_transform(Line, SinkName, Function, Arguments0, unsafe);
+                            do_transform(Line, SinkName, Severity, Arguments0, unsafe);
                         false ->
                             Stmt
                     end