diff --git a/src/omniperf_profile/profiler_base.py b/src/omniperf_profile/profiler_base.py
index 78ec2dda3d..c8068c32a3 100644
--- a/src/omniperf_profile/profiler_base.py
+++ b/src/omniperf_profile/profiler_base.py
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class OmniProfiler_Base:
 
         # show status bar in error-only mode
         disable_tqdm = True
-        if logging.getLogger().getEffectiveLevel() >= logging.ERROR:
+        if self.__args.loglevel >= logging.ERROR:
             disable_tqdm = False
 
         # Run profiling on each input file