Always set root logging level, whether using logfile or not.

config.py

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ if 'logfile' in config and config['logfile']:
     fhlog.setFormatter( formatter )
     fhlog.setLevel( level )
     root.addHandler(fhlog)
-    root.setLevel(level)
 
+root.setLevel(level)
 # with open('logging.config', 'r') as fp:
 #     LOGGING_CONFIG = yaml.safe_load(fp)