diff --git a/src/main/include/log4cxx/levelchange.h b/src/main/include/log4cxx/levelchange.h
index df2f6f965..1a5ec5737 100644
--- a/src/main/include/log4cxx/levelchange.h
+++ b/src/main/include/log4cxx/levelchange.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace LOG4CXX_NS
 	}
 	/// Set \c otherCategory to the level of \c thisCategory
 	LevelChange(const LoggerPtr& otherCategory, const LoggerPtr& thisCategory)
-		: LevelChange(otherCategory, m_otherCategory->getLevel())
+		: LevelChange(otherCategory, thisCategory->getLevel())
 	{
 	}
 	/// Set the logger named \c otherCategory to \c level
diff --git a/src/test/cpp/levelchangetestcase.cpp b/src/test/cpp/levelchangetestcase.cpp
index 85ea1eb2c..c935d9305 100644
--- a/src/test/cpp/levelchangetestcase.cpp
+++ b/src/test/cpp/levelchangetestcase.cpp
@@ -124,12 +124,22 @@ LOGUNIT_CLASS(LevelChangeTestCase)
 		processor.DoStep1();
 		LOGUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(appender->count, initialCount);
 		{
-			LevelChange x(LOG4CXX_STR("ComplexProcessing"), myLogger);
+			LevelChange ctx(getLogger(LOG4CXX_STR("ComplexProcessing")), myLogger);
 			processor.DoStep2();
 			// Check the ComplexProcessing debug request was sent to the appender
 			LOGUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(appender->count, initialCount + 1);
 		}
 
+		// Check the ComplexProcessing debug request is not sent to the appender
+		processor.DoStep1();
+		LOGUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(appender->count, initialCount + 1);
+		{
+			LevelChange ctx(LOG4CXX_STR("ComplexProcessing"), myLogger);
+			processor.DoStep2();
+			// Check the ComplexProcessing debug request was sent to the appender
+			LOGUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(appender->count, initialCount + 2);
+		}
+
 		// Check the ComplexProcessing debug request is no longer sent to the appender
 		auto finalCount = appender->count;
 		processor.DoStep3();