diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index cd39aac..ef0bec0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.2.26
+2.2.27
diff --git a/pkg/db/backend_test.go b/pkg/db/backend_test.go
index 5629355..6d2fb8a 100644
--- a/pkg/db/backend_test.go
+++ b/pkg/db/backend_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 )
 
 func init() {
-	log.AddPackage(log.JSON, log.PanicLevel, nil)
+	log.AddPackage(log.JSON, log.FatalLevel, nil)
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/log/log.go b/pkg/log/log.go
index fe3a4e0..026c6c0 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log.go
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
 	WarnLevel
 	// ErrorLevel logs a message at error level
 	ErrorLevel
-	// PanicLevel logs a message, then panics.
-	PanicLevel
 	// FatalLevel logs a message, then calls os.Exit(1).
 	FatalLevel
 )
@@ -135,8 +133,6 @@
 		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.WarnLevel)
 	case ErrorLevel:
 		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.ErrorLevel)
-	case PanicLevel:
-		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.PanicLevel)
 	case FatalLevel:
 		return zp.NewAtomicLevelAt(zc.FatalLevel)
 	}
@@ -153,8 +149,6 @@
 		return zc.WarnLevel
 	case ErrorLevel:
 		return zc.ErrorLevel
-	case PanicLevel:
-		return zc.PanicLevel
 	case FatalLevel:
 		return zc.FatalLevel
 	}
@@ -171,9 +165,23 @@
 		return WarnLevel
 	case zc.ErrorLevel:
 		return ErrorLevel
-	case zc.PanicLevel:
-		return PanicLevel
-	case FatalLevel:
+	case zc.FatalLevel:
+		return FatalLevel
+	}
+	return ErrorLevel
+}
+
+func StringToInt(l string) int {
+	switch l {
+	case "DEBUG":
+		return DebugLevel
+	case "INFO":
+		return InfoLevel
+	case "WARN":
+		return WarnLevel
+	case "ERROR":
+		return ErrorLevel
+	case "FATAL":
 		return FatalLevel
 	}
 	return ErrorLevel
@@ -342,8 +350,6 @@
 		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.WarnLevel)
 	case ErrorLevel:
 		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.ErrorLevel)
-	case PanicLevel:
-		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.PanicLevel)
 	case FatalLevel:
 		cfg.Level.SetLevel(zc.FatalLevel)
 	default:
diff --git a/pkg/log/log_test.go b/pkg/log/log_test.go
index 88794b2..5ca0955 100644
--- a/pkg/log/log_test.go
+++ b/pkg/log/log_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 func verifyLogLevel(t *testing.T, minimumLevel int) {
 	SetAllLogLevel(minimumLevel)
 	var success bool
-	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		success = testLogger.V(i)
 		if i == 1 && minimumLevel == 2 {
 			// TODO: Update the test when a new version of Zap logger is available.  It has a bug with that
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 }
 
 func TestLogLevelDebug(t *testing.T) {
-	for i := 0; i < 6; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
 		verifyLogLevel(t, i)
 	}
 }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 		myLoggers[name], _ = AddPackage(JSON, ErrorLevel, nil, []string{name}...)
 	}
 	//Test updates to log levels
-	levels := []int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
+	levels := []int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
 	for _, expectedLevel := range levels {
 		for _, name := range pkgNames {
 			SetPackageLogLevel(name, expectedLevel)