diff --git a/src/lua/pxl8/core.lua b/src/lua/pxl8/core.lua
index a629765..e4b0348 100644
--- a/src/lua/pxl8/core.lua
+++ b/src/lua/pxl8/core.lua
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ local function get_caller_info()
     return "?", 0
 end
 
+core.LOG_TRACE = 0
+core.LOG_DEBUG = 1
+core.LOG_INFO = 2
+core.LOG_WARN = 3
+core.LOG_ERROR = 4
+
 local function make_logger(level)
     return function(msg)
         local src, line = get_caller_info()
@@ -44,11 +50,11 @@ local function make_logger(level)
     end
 end
 
-core.info = make_logger(0)
-core.warn = make_logger(1)
-core.error = make_logger(2)
-core.debug = make_logger(3)
-core.trace = make_logger(4)
+core.trace = make_logger(core.LOG_TRACE)
+core.debug = make_logger(core.LOG_DEBUG)
+core.info = make_logger(core.LOG_INFO)
+core.warn = make_logger(core.LOG_WARN)
+core.error = make_logger(core.LOG_ERROR)
 
 function core.quit()
     C.pxl8_set_running(core.sys, false)