diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm
index 6963864a..b347d543 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ sub run_workers {
 
   return unless scalar @{ $store->get_hooks_for($hook) };
   debug "running workers for hook: $hook";
+  my $max_level = 0;
 
   foreach my $worker (@{ $store->get_hooks_for($hook) }) {
     try {
@@ -92,8 +93,7 @@ sub run_workers {
         # update (save) the status if we're in check or main phases
         # because these logs can end up in the job queue as status message
         $self->jobstat($retval)
-          if ($phase =~ m/^(?:check|main)$/)
-             and $retval->level >= $self->jobstat->level;
+          if ($phase =~ m/^(?:check|main)$/) and $retval->level >= $max_level;
 
         debug $retval->log if $retval->log;
       }