ndex: mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
===================================================================
--- mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c      (revision 3109)
+++ mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c      (working copy)
@@ -593,10 +593,20 @@
        } else if (!strncasecmp(cmd, "log", 3)) {
 
                char *level_s;
+
+               //pull off the first newline/carriage return
                strip_cr(cmd);
 
-               level_s = cmd + 4;
+               //move past the command
+               level_s = cmd + 3;
 
+               //see if we got an argument
+               if(!switch_strlen_zero(level_s)) {
+                       //if so move to the argument
+                       level_s++;
+               }
+
+               //see if we lined up on an argument or not
                if (switch_strlen_zero(level_s)) {
                        level_s = "debug";
                }