diff --git a/inbound/config.go b/inbound/config.go
index 6c2d4d5..0ba11da 100644
--- a/inbound/config.go
+++ b/inbound/config.go
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ func WithPoolLoggingEnabled(value bool) PoolOption {
 
 func WithPoolLogLevel(level slog.Level) PoolOption {
 	return func(c *PoolConfig) error {
-		c.LogLevel = &level
+		l := level
+		c.LogLevel = &l
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -251,7 +252,8 @@ func WithWorkerLoggingEnabled(value bool) WorkerOption {
 
 func WithWorkerLogLevel(level slog.Level) WorkerOption {
 	return func(c *WorkerConfig) error {
-		c.LogLevel = &level
+		l := level
+		c.LogLevel = &l
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/logging/logging.go b/logging/logging.go
index 624e889..af63a47 100644
--- a/logging/logging.go
+++ b/logging/logging.go
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ func (h *ForcedLevelHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
 }
 
 func (h *ForcedLevelHandler) WithAttrs(attrs []slog.Attr) slog.Handler {
-	return &ForcedLevelHandler{next: h.next.WithAttrs(attrs)}
+	return &ForcedLevelHandler{level: h.level, next: h.next.WithAttrs(attrs)}
 }
 
 func (h *ForcedLevelHandler) WithGroup(name string) slog.Handler {
-	return &ForcedLevelHandler{next: h.next.WithGroup(name)}
+	return &ForcedLevelHandler{level: h.level, next: h.next.WithGroup(name)}
 }
 
 func WrapOrDefault(level *slog.Level, handler slog.Handler) slog.Handler {
diff --git a/outbound/config.go b/outbound/config.go
index f59d2bd..5673095 100644
--- a/outbound/config.go
+++ b/outbound/config.go
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ func WithPoolLoggingEnabled(value bool) PoolOption {
 
 func WithPoolLogLevel(level slog.Level) PoolOption {
 	return func(c *PoolConfig) error {
-		c.LogLevel = &level
+		l := level
+		c.LogLevel = &l
 		return nil
 	}
 }
@@ -264,7 +265,8 @@ func WithWorkerLoggingEnabled(value bool) WorkerOption {
 
 func WithWorkerLogLevel(level slog.Level) WorkerOption {
 	return func(c *WorkerConfig) error {
-		c.LogLevel = &level
+		l := level
+		c.LogLevel = &l
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/transport/config.go b/transport/config.go
index 8885d55..9aa9328 100644
--- a/transport/config.go
+++ b/transport/config.go
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ func WithLoggingEnabled(value bool) ConnectionOption {
 
 func WithLogLevel(level slog.Level) ConnectionOption {
 	return func(c *ConnectionConfig) error {
-		c.LogLevel = &level
+		l := level
+		c.LogLevel = &l
 		return nil
 	}
 }