[logback-user] getting a null logger level

I'm getting a null logger level when I change the level of the logger from Logback.xml: Logger logger = (Logger) LoggerFactory.getLogger(event.getLoggerName()); logger.getLevel(); ----> getLevel == null. First time i run my app logger.getLevel() I get a successful "INFO" Logback.xml: <logger name="com.HomePageAction" level="INFO" /> but when i change it to "debug" and redeploy my app, logger.level is null. Logback.xml: <logger name="com.HomePageAction" level="DEBUG" /> Any idea what could be wrong here ? Thanks