diff --git a/borgmatic/hooks/healthchecks.py b/borgmatic/hooks/healthchecks.py
index af2bcd6..4cafc49 100644
--- a/borgmatic/hooks/healthchecks.py
+++ b/borgmatic/hooks/healthchecks.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def initialize_monitor(hook_config, config_filename, monitoring_log_level, dry_r
     we can send them all to Healthchecks upon a finish or failure state. But skip this if the
     "send_logs" option is false.
     '''
-    if hook_config.get('send_logs') is False or monitoring_log_level == logging.DISABLED:
+    if hook_config.get('send_logs') is False:
         return
 
     ping_body_limit = max(
diff --git a/borgmatic/logger.py b/borgmatic/logger.py
index 4cb3674..cda5151 100644
--- a/borgmatic/logger.py
+++ b/borgmatic/logger.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ def add_logging_level(level_name, level_number):
 
 
 ANSWER = logging.WARN - 5
-DISABLED = logging.DEBUG - 5
+DISABLED = logging.CRITICAL + 10
 
 
 def add_custom_log_levels():  # pragma: no cover