diff --git a/src/middleware/loggingMiddleware.ts b/src/middleware/loggingMiddleware.ts
index 761f1ac6..532bfe6d 100644
--- a/src/middleware/loggingMiddleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/loggingMiddleware.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 const LOG_LEVELS = ["debug", "info", "warn", "error"] as const;
 type LogLevel = typeof LOG_LEVELS[number];
 
-function currentLevelIndex(): number {
-    const raw = (process.env.LOG_LEVEL ?? "info") as LogLevel;
-    const idx = LOG_LEVELS.indexOf(raw);
-    return idx === -1 ? 1 : idx;
-}
+const raw = (process.env.LOG_LEVEL ?? "info") as LogLevel;
+const _idx = LOG_LEVELS.indexOf(raw);
+const LEVEL_INDEX = _idx === -1 ? 1 : _idx;
 
 const STATUS_PATH_RE = /\/api\/agent\/[^/]+\/status\/?$/;
 
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ export function loggingMiddleware(request: NextRequest) {
         const isStatusPing = STATUS_PATH_RE.test(request.nextUrl.pathname);
         // Status pings are debug-level; all other API calls are info-level.
         const requiredIndex = isStatusPing ? 0 : 1;
-        if (currentLevelIndex() <= requiredIndex) {
+        if (LEVEL_INDEX <= requiredIndex) {
             console.log(`[API] Received ${request.method} request : ${request.url} at ${new Date()}`);
         }
     }