diff --git a/utils/logger.c b/utils/logger.c
index 45ff8d4..5051462 100644
--- a/utils/logger.c
+++ b/utils/logger.c
@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ void libp2p_logger_log(const char* area, int log_level, const char* format, ...)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Log a message to the console
+ * @param area the class it is coming from
+ * @param log_level logger level
+ * @param format the logging string
+ * @param ... params
+ */
+void libp2p_logger_vlog(const char* area, int log_level, const char* format, va_list argptr) {
+	if (log_level <= CURRENT_LOGLEVEL) {
+		int found = 0;
+		for (int i = 0; i < logger_classes_len; i++) {
+			if (strcmp(logger_classes[i], area) == 0) {
+				found = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (found) {
+			vfprintf(stderr, format, argptr);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * Log a debug message to the console
  * @param area the class it is coming from
@@ -42,7 +64,7 @@ void libp2p_logger_log(const char* area, int log_level, const char* format, ...)
 void libp2p_logger_debug(const char* area, const char* format, ...) {
 	va_list argptr;
 	va_start(argptr, format);
-	libp2p_logger_log(area, LOGLEVEL_DEBUG, format, argptr);
+	libp2p_logger_vlog(area, LOGLEVEL_DEBUG, format, argptr);
 	va_end(argptr);
 }
 
@@ -55,6 +77,6 @@ void libp2p_logger_debug(const char* area, const char* format, ...) {
 void libp2p_logger_error(const char* area, const char* format, ...) {
 	va_list argptr;
 	va_start(argptr, format);
-	libp2p_logger_log(area, LOGLEVEL_ERROR, format, argptr);
+	libp2p_logger_vlog(area, LOGLEVEL_ERROR, format, argptr);
 	va_end(argptr);
 }