diff --git a/ietf/settings.py b/ietf/settings.py
index addb5d36c..c16319491 100644
--- a/ietf/settings.py
+++ b/ietf/settings.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ LOGGING = {
             'class': 'logging.handlers.SysLogHandler',
             'facility': 'user',
             'formatter': 'plain',
-            'address': '/dev/log'
+            'address': '/dev/log',
         },
         'debug_console': {
             # Active only when DEBUG=True
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ LOGGING = {
 # other) custom log settings are wanted.  Use "ietf/manage.py showloggers -l"
 # to show registered loggers.  The content here should match the levels above
 # and is shown as an example:
-UTILS_LOGGER_LEVELS = {
+UTILS_LOGGER_LEVELS: Dict[str, str] = {
     'django':           'INFO',
     'django.server':    'INFO',
 }
diff --git a/ietf/utils/log.py b/ietf/utils/log.py
index ba0bd6079..58cbf1de2 100644
--- a/ietf/utils/log.py
+++ b/ietf/utils/log.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ from django.conf import settings
 
 import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 
-for logger, level in settings.UTILS_LOGGER_LEVELS.items():
-    logger = logging.getLogger(logger)
+for name, level in settings.UTILS_LOGGER_LEVELS.items():
+    logger = logging.getLogger(name)
     debug.say(" Setting %s logging level to %s" % (logger.name, level))
     logger.setLevel(level)