diff --git a/engine.go b/engine.go
index 144968e5..6eed30a0 100644
--- a/engine.go
+++ b/engine.go
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ func (engine *Engine) Ping() error {
 // logging sql
 func (engine *Engine) logSQL(sqlStr string, sqlArgs ...interface{}) {
 	if engine.ShowSQL {
+		overrideLogLevel(LOG_INFO)
 		if len(sqlArgs) > 0 {
 			engine.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("[sql] %v [args] %v", sqlStr, sqlArgs))
 		} else {
@@ -186,27 +187,42 @@ func (engine *Engine) logSQL(sqlStr string, sqlArgs ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 // logging error
+func (engine *Engine) overrideLogLevel(overrideLevel core.LogLevel) {
+		logLevel := engine.Logger.Level()
+		if logLevel == core.LOG_UNKNOWN {
+			// intend to left empty
+		}
+		else if logLevel < core.overrideLevel { // TODO can remove if deprecated engine.ShowErr
+			engine.Logger.SetLevel(LOG_ERR) // try override logger's log level
+		}
+
+}
+
 func (engine *Engine) LogError(contents ...interface{}) {
 	if engine.ShowErr {
+		overrideLogLevel(LOG_ERR)
 		engine.Logger.Err(contents...)
 	}
 }
 
 func (engine *Engine) LogErrorf(format string, contents ...interface{}) {
 	if engine.ShowErr {
-		engine.Logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf(format, contents...))
+		overrideLogLevel(LOG_ERR)
+		engine.Logger.Errf(format, contents...)
 	}
 }
 
 // logging info
 func (engine *Engine) LogInfo(contents ...interface{}) {
 	if engine.ShowInfo {
+		overrideLogLevel(LOG_INFO)
 		engine.Logger.Info(contents...)
 	}
 }
 
 func (engine *Engine) LogInfof(format string, contents ...interface{}) {
 	if engine.ShowErr {
+		overrideLogLevel(LOG_INFO)
 		engine.Logger.Infof(format, contents...)
 	}
 }
@@ -214,12 +230,14 @@ func (engine *Engine) LogInfof(format string, contents ...interface{}) {
 // logging debug
 func (engine *Engine) LogDebug(contents ...interface{}) {
 	if engine.ShowDebug {
+		overrideLogLevel(LOG_DEBUG)
 		engine.Logger.Debug(contents...)
 	}
 }
 
 func (engine *Engine) LogDebugf(format string, contents ...interface{}) {
 	if engine.ShowDebug {
+		overrideLogLevel(LOG_DEBUG)
 		engine.Logger.Debugf(format, contents...)
 	}
 }
@@ -227,12 +245,14 @@ func (engine *Engine) LogDebugf(format string, contents ...interface{}) {
 // logging warn
 func (engine *Engine) LogWarn(contents ...interface{}) {
 	if engine.ShowWarn {
+		overrideLogLevel(LOG_WARNING)
 		engine.Logger.Warning(contents...)
 	}
 }
 
 func (engine *Engine) LogWarnf(format string, contents ...interface{}) {
 	if engine.ShowWarn {
+		overrideLogLevel(LOG_WARNING)
 		engine.Logger.Warningf(format, contents...)
 	}
 }