diff --git a/lib/loglevel.js b/lib/loglevel.js
index dc0f92b..f0814b8 100644
--- a/lib/loglevel.js
+++ b/lib/loglevel.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
             storedLevel = "WARN";
         }
 
-        self.setLevel(self.levels[storedLevel]);
+        self.setLevel(self.levels[storedLevel], false);
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/test/local-storage-test.js b/test/local-storage-test.js
index 0028366..2f843df 100644
--- a/test/local-storage-test.js
+++ b/test/local-storage-test.js
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ define(['test/test-helpers'], function(testHelpers) {
                 expect(log).toBeAtLevel("warn");
             });
 
-            it("warn is persisted as the current level", function(log) {
-                expect("warn").toBeTheStoredLevel();
+            it("warn is not persisted as the current level", function(log) {
+                expect("warn").not.toBeTheStoredLevel();
             });
 
             it("log can be set to info level", function(log) {
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ define(['test/test-helpers'], function(testHelpers) {
                 expect(log).toBeAtLevel("warn");
             });
 
-            it("warn is persisted as the current level, overriding the invalid stored level", function(log) {
-                expect("warn").toBeTheStoredLevel();
+            it("warn is not persisted as the current level", function(log) {
+                expect("warn").not.toBeTheStoredLevel();
             });
 
             it("log can be changed to info level", function(log) {