diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 07f88978..d06f59c0 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ func (c *Conn) log(lvl LogLevel, line string, args ...interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	logger.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf("%-4s %s %s", logPrefix(lvl),
+	logger.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf("%-4s %s %s", lvl,
 		fmt.Sprintf(logFmt, c.String()),
 		fmt.Sprintf(line, args...)))
 }
diff --git a/consumer.go b/consumer.go
index b3b78f15..a19f2ba9 100644
--- a/consumer.go
+++ b/consumer.go
@@ -1120,6 +1120,6 @@ func (r *Consumer) log(lvl LogLevel, line string, args ...interface{}) {
 	}
 
 	logger.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf("%-4s %3d [%s/%s] %s",
-		logPrefix(lvl), r.id, r.topic, r.channel,
+		lvl, r.id, r.topic, r.channel,
 		fmt.Sprintf(line, args...)))
 }
diff --git a/delegates.go b/delegates.go
index 4bef7aa9..6bfd94f0 100644
--- a/delegates.go
+++ b/delegates.go
@@ -2,42 +2,31 @@ package nsq
 
 import "time"
 
-// LogLevel specifies the severity of a given log message
-type LogLevel int
-
 type logger interface {
 	Output(calldepth int, s string) error
 }
 
-// logging constants
+// LogLevel specifies the severity of a given log message
+type LogLevel int
+
 const (
 	LogLevelDebug LogLevel = iota
 	LogLevelInfo
 	LogLevelWarning
 	LogLevelError
-
-	LogLevelDebugPrefix   = "DBG"
-	LogLevelInfoPrefix    = "INF"
-	LogLevelWarningPrefix = "WRN"
-	LogLevelErrorPrefix   = "ERR"
 )
 
-// LogPrefix Resolution
-func logPrefix(lvl LogLevel) string {
-	var prefix string
-
+// String returns the string form for a given LogLevel
+func (lvl LogLevel) String() string {
 	switch lvl {
-	case LogLevelDebug:
-		prefix = LogLevelDebugPrefix
 	case LogLevelInfo:
-		prefix = LogLevelInfoPrefix
+		return "INF"
 	case LogLevelWarning:
-		prefix = LogLevelWarningPrefix
+		return "WRN"
 	case LogLevelError:
-		prefix = LogLevelErrorPrefix
+		return "ERR"
 	}
-
-	return prefix
+	return "DBG"
 }
 
 // MessageDelegate is an interface of methods that are used as
diff --git a/producer.go b/producer.go
index 3ed2d54d..0677514f 100644
--- a/producer.go
+++ b/producer.go
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (w *Producer) log(lvl LogLevel, line string, args ...interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	logger.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf("%-4s %3d %s", logPrefix(lvl), w.id, fmt.Sprintf(line, args...)))
+	logger.Output(2, fmt.Sprintf("%-4s %3d %s", lvl, w.id, fmt.Sprintf(line, args...)))
 }
 
 func (w *Producer) onConnResponse(c *Conn, data []byte) { w.responseChan <- data }