diff --git a/src/dbg.js b/src/dbg.js
index 55f73a1..cb585dd 100644
--- a/src/dbg.js
+++ b/src/dbg.js
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ module.exports = class DBG {
    * @param ${'none'|'warn'|'info'|'debug'|'nitpick'} [level='info']
    **/
   constructor(level = 'info') {
+    this.setLevel(level);
+  }
+
+  _levels = ['nitpick', 'debug', 'info', 'warn', 'none'];
+
+  setLevel(level) {
     if (this._levels.includes(level)) {
       this._level = level;
     } else {
@@ -10,8 +16,6 @@ module.exports = class DBG {
     }
   }
 
-  _levels = ['nitpick', 'debug', 'info', 'warn', 'none'];
-
   /** @param {any} s **/
   warn = (s='', ...z) => {
     if (this._lvl2num('warn') < this._lvl2num(this._level)) return