diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLog.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLog.java
index d2457c10f25..d0c6bdee1b9 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLog.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLog.java
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public class StdErrLog implements Logger
 
     public boolean isDebugEnabled()
     {
-        return (_level >= LEVEL_DEBUG);
+        return (_level <= LEVEL_DEBUG);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLogTest.java b/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLogTest.java
index 29a87551f71..bc6899588b5 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLogTest.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/StdErrLogTest.java
@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ public class StdErrLogTest
         log.setLevel(StdErrLog.LEVEL_DEBUG);
         log.debug("my hovercraft is");
         
-        Assert.assertThat("log should report as debug enabled", log.isDebugEnabled(), is(true));
-
         // Level All
         log.setLevel(StdErrLog.LEVEL_ALL);
         log.debug("full of eels.");
@@ -283,7 +281,7 @@ public class StdErrLogTest
         // Show Ignored
         log.setLevel(StdErrLog.LEVEL_ALL);
         log.ignore(new Throwable("Don't ignore me"));
-
+        
         // Set to Debug level
         log.setLevel(StdErrLog.LEVEL_DEBUG);
         log.ignore(new Throwable("Debug me"));
@@ -295,4 +293,22 @@ public class StdErrLogTest
         Assert.assertThat(output,containsString("Don't ignore me"));
         Assert.assertThat(output,not(containsString("Debug me")));
     }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testIsDebugEnabled() {
+        StdErrLog log = new StdErrLog(StdErrLogTest.class.getName());
+        log.setHideStacks(true);
+        
+        log.setLevel(StdErrLog.LEVEL_ALL);
+        Assert.assertThat("log.level(all).isDebugEnabled", log.isDebugEnabled(), is(true));
+
+        log.setLevel(StdErrLog.LEVEL_DEBUG);
+        Assert.assertThat("log.level(debug).isDebugEnabled", log.isDebugEnabled(), is(true));
+
+        log.setLevel(StdErrLog.LEVEL_INFO);
+        Assert.assertThat("log.level(info).isDebugEnabled", log.isDebugEnabled(), is(false));
+
+        log.setLevel(StdErrLog.LEVEL_WARN);
+        Assert.assertThat("log.level(warn).isDebugEnabled", log.isDebugEnabled(), is(false));
+    }
 }