diff --git a/controllers/deployment_controller.go b/controllers/deployment_controller.go
index b4e0869..c00246c 100644
--- a/controllers/deployment_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/deployment_controller.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ type DeploymentReconciler struct {
 // - https://pkg.go.dev/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile
 func (r *DeploymentReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 	reqLogger := logDeployment.WithValues("Request.Namespace", req.Namespace, "Request.Name", req.Name)
-	reqLogger.V(int(logs.DebugLevel)).Info("Reconciling Deployment")
+	reqLogger.V(logs.DebugLevel).Info("Reconciling Deployment")
 
 	deployment := &appsv1.Deployment{}
 	err := r.Get(context.Background(), req.NamespacedName, deployment)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (r *DeploymentReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request)
 
 	annotations, annotationsFound := op.GetAnnotationsForDeployment(deployment, r.OpAnnotationRegExp)
 	if !annotationsFound {
-		reqLogger.V(int(logs.DebugLevel)).Info("No 1Password Annotations found")
+		reqLogger.V(logs.DebugLevel).Info("No 1Password Annotations found")
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/controllers/onepassworditem_controller.go b/controllers/onepassworditem_controller.go
index 51afefa..f4a2831 100644
--- a/controllers/onepassworditem_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/onepassworditem_controller.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ type OnePasswordItemReconciler struct {
 // - https://pkg.go.dev/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile
 func (r *OnePasswordItemReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 	reqLogger := logOnePasswordItem.WithValues("Request.Namespace", req.Namespace, "Request.Name", req.Name)
-	reqLogger.V(int(logs.DebugLevel)).Info("Reconciling OnePasswordItem")
+	reqLogger.V(logs.DebugLevel).Info("Reconciling OnePasswordItem")
 
 	onepassworditem := &onepasswordv1.OnePasswordItem{}
 	err := r.Get(context.Background(), req.NamespacedName, onepassworditem)
diff --git a/pkg/logs/log_levels.go b/pkg/logs/log_levels.go
index 9e72789..e2b20f3 100644
--- a/pkg/logs/log_levels.go
+++ b/pkg/logs/log_levels.go
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ package logs
 // A Level is a logging priority. Lower levels are more important.
 // All levels have been multipled by -1 to ensure compatibilty
 // between zapcore and logr
-type Level int
-
 const (
-	ErrorLevel Level = iota - 2
-	WarnLevel
-	InfoLevel
-	DebugLevel
+	ErrorLevel = -2
+	WarnLevel  = -1
+	InfoLevel  = 0
+	DebugLevel = 1
 )
diff --git a/pkg/onepassword/secret_update_handler.go b/pkg/onepassword/secret_update_handler.go
index 3b65e9e..a24e7e1 100644
--- a/pkg/onepassword/secret_update_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/onepassword/secret_update_handler.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (h *SecretUpdateHandler) restartDeploymentsWithUpdatedSecrets(updatedSecret
 			}
 		}
 
-		log.V(int(logs.DebugLevel)).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Deployment %q at namespace %q is up to date", deployment.GetName(), deployment.Namespace))
+		log.V(logs.DebugLevel).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Deployment %q at namespace %q is up to date", deployment.GetName(), deployment.Namespace))
 
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (h *SecretUpdateHandler) updateKubernetesSecrets() (map[string]map[string]*
 
 		if currentVersion != itemVersion || secret.Annotations[ItemPathAnnotation] != itemPathString {
 			if isItemLockedForForcedRestarts(item) {
-				log.V(int(logs.DebugLevel)).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Secret '%v' has been updated in 1Password but is set to be ignored. Updates to an ignored secret will not trigger an update to a kubernetes secret or a rolling restart.", secret.GetName()))
+				log.V(logs.DebugLevel).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Secret '%v' has been updated in 1Password but is set to be ignored. Updates to an ignored secret will not trigger an update to a kubernetes secret or a rolling restart.", secret.GetName()))
 				secret.Annotations[VersionAnnotation] = itemVersion
 				secret.Annotations[ItemPathAnnotation] = itemPathString
 				if err := h.client.Update(context.Background(), &secret); err != nil {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (h *SecretUpdateHandler) updateKubernetesSecrets() (map[string]map[string]*
 			secret.Annotations[VersionAnnotation] = itemVersion
 			secret.Annotations[ItemPathAnnotation] = itemPathString
 			secret.Data = kubeSecrets.BuildKubernetesSecretData(item.Fields, item.Files)
-			log.V(int(logs.DebugLevel)).Info(fmt.Sprintf("New secret path: %v and version: %v", secret.Annotations[ItemPathAnnotation], secret.Annotations[VersionAnnotation]))
+			log.V(logs.DebugLevel).Info(fmt.Sprintf("New secret path: %v and version: %v", secret.Annotations[ItemPathAnnotation], secret.Annotations[VersionAnnotation]))
 			if err := h.client.Update(context.Background(), &secret); err != nil {
 				log.Error(err, "failed to update secret %s to version %d: %s", secret.Name, itemVersion, err)
 				continue
diff --git a/pkg/utils/k8sutil.go b/pkg/utils/k8sutil.go
index b2252ba..c4c6fdb 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/k8sutil.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/k8sutil.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func GetOperatorNamespace() (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 	ns := strings.TrimSpace(string(nsBytes))
-	log.V(int(logs.DebugLevel)).Info("Found namespace", "Namespace", ns)
+	log.V(logs.DebugLevel).Info("Found namespace", "Namespace", ns)
 	return ns, nil
 }