diff --git a/src/wrapxerces.cpp b/src/wrapxerces.cpp
index 363eb0b..78f65cb 100644
--- a/src/wrapxerces.cpp
+++ b/src/wrapxerces.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ void MySAX2Handler::logError ( const wxString &type, wxLogLevel level,
 			WrapXerces::toString ( e.getMessage() ).c_str(), mEOL.c_str() );
 
 	// Only save the first error position
-	if ( level > mLevel	|| ( level == mLevel && mErrorPosition.first == 1
+	BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT ( wxLOG_Error < wxLOG_Warning );
+	if ( level < mLevel	|| ( level == mLevel && mErrorPosition.first == 1
 			&& mErrorPosition.second == 1 ) )
 	{
 		mErrorPosition.first = e.getLineNumber();
diff --git a/src/wrapxerces.h b/src/wrapxerces.h
index 8d38fd8..db324fd 100644
--- a/src/wrapxerces.h
+++ b/src/wrapxerces.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class MySAX2Handler : public DefaultHandler
 		{
 			mErrors.clear();
 			mErrorPosition = std::make_pair ( 1, 1 );
+			mLevel = wxLOG_Max;
 		}
 		const wxString &getErrors() const
 		{