diff --git a/tools/python/jwutils/log.py b/tools/python/jwutils/log.py
index b3219bc..d0fecec 100644
--- a/tools/python/jwutils/log.py
+++ b/tools/python/jwutils/log.py
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ _special_chars = {
 
 _special_char_regex = re.compile("(%s)" % "|".join(map(re.escape, _special_chars.keys())))
 
-EMERG                = syslog.LOG_EMERG
-ALERT                = syslog.LOG_ALERT
-CRIT                 = syslog.LOG_CRIT
-ERR                  = syslog.LOG_ERR
-WARNING              = syslog.LOG_WARNING
-NOTICE               = syslog.LOG_NOTICE
-INFO                 = syslog.LOG_INFO
-DEBUG                = syslog.LOG_DEBUG
-DEVEL                = syslog.LOG_DEBUG + 1
+EMERG                = int(syslog.LOG_EMERG)
+ALERT                = int(syslog.LOG_ALERT)
+CRIT                 = int(syslog.LOG_CRIT)
+ERR                  = int(syslog.LOG_ERR)
+WARNING              = int(syslog.LOG_WARNING)
+NOTICE               = int(syslog.LOG_NOTICE)
+INFO                 = int(syslog.LOG_INFO)
+DEBUG                = int(syslog.LOG_DEBUG)
+DEVEL                = int(syslog.LOG_DEBUG + 1)
 OFF                  = DEVEL + 1
 
 _level               = NOTICE