diff --git a/.changesets/fix-ruby-logger-1-6-0-compatibility.md b/.changesets/fix-ruby-logger-1-6-0-compatibility.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe33308d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changesets/fix-ruby-logger-1-6-0-compatibility.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+bump: "patch"
+type: "fix"
+---
+
+Fix Ruby Logger 1.6.0 compatibility
diff --git a/lib/appsignal/logger.rb b/lib/appsignal/logger.rb
index a52983bad..52a82be35 100644
--- a/lib/appsignal/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/appsignal/logger.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ class Logger < ::Logger
       FATAL => 7
     }.freeze
 
+    attr_reader :level
+
     # Create a new logger instance
     #
     # @param group Name of the group for this logger.
@@ -25,8 +27,6 @@ class Logger < ::Logger
     def initialize(group, level: INFO, format: PLAINTEXT)
       raise TypeError, "group must be a string" unless group.is_a? String
 
-      super(group, :level => level)
-
       @group = group
       @level = level
       @format = format