diff --git a/log/flags.go b/log/flags.go
index b00a94b..cc86e6b 100644
--- a/log/flags.go
+++ b/log/flags.go
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ package log
 import "flag"
 
 var (
-	logLevelFlag      string
-	fileLogLevelsFlag string
+	logLevelFlag     string
+	pkgLogLevelsFlag string
 )
 
 func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&logLevelFlag, "log", "info", "set log level to [trace|debug|info|warning|error|critical]")
-	flag.StringVar(&fileLogLevelsFlag, "flog", "", "set log level of files: database=trace,firewall=debug")
+	flag.StringVar(&pkgLogLevelsFlag, "plog", "", "set log level of packages: database=trace,firewall=debug")
 }
diff --git a/log/input.go b/log/input.go
index 51548c2..8b271a6 100644
--- a/log/input.go
+++ b/log/input.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func fastcheck(level severity) bool {
-	if fileLevelsActive.IsSet() {
+	if pkgLevelsActive.IsSet() {
 		return true
 	}
 	if uint32(level) < atomic.LoadUint32(logLevel) {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func log(level severity, msg string, trace *ContextTracer) {
 	}
 
 	// check if level is enabled
-	if !fileLevelsActive.IsSet() && uint32(level) < atomic.LoadUint32(logLevel) {
+	if !pkgLevelsActive.IsSet() && uint32(level) < atomic.LoadUint32(logLevel) {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ func log(level severity, msg string, trace *ContextTracer) {
 	}
 
 	// check if level is enabled for file or generally
-	if fileLevelsActive.IsSet() {
+	if pkgLevelsActive.IsSet() {
 		fileOnly := strings.Split(file, "/")
 		if len(fileOnly) < 2 {
 			return
 		}
-		sev, ok := fileLevels[fileOnly[len(fileOnly)-2]]
+		sev, ok := pkgLevels[fileOnly[len(fileOnly)-2]]
 		if ok {
 			if level < sev {
 				return
diff --git a/log/logging.go b/log/logging.go
index 2b82e0f..419ed04 100644
--- a/log/logging.go
+++ b/log/logging.go
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ var (
 	logLevelInt = uint32(3)
 	logLevel    = &logLevelInt
 
-	fileLevelsActive = abool.NewBool(false)
-	fileLevels       = make(map[string]severity)
-	fileLevelsLock   sync.Mutex
+	pkgLevelsActive = abool.NewBool(false)
+	pkgLevels       = make(map[string]severity)
+	pkgLevelsLock   sync.Mutex
 
 	logsWaiting     = make(chan bool, 1)
 	logsWaitingFlag = abool.NewBool(false)
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ var (
 	testErrors = abool.NewBool(false)
 )
 
-func SetFileLevels(levels map[string]severity) {
-	fileLevelsLock.Lock()
-	fileLevels = levels
-	fileLevelsLock.Unlock()
-	fileLevelsActive.Set()
+func SetPkgLevels(levels map[string]severity) {
+	pkgLevelsLock.Lock()
+	pkgLevels = levels
+	pkgLevelsLock.Unlock()
+	pkgLevelsActive.Set()
 }
 
-func UnSetFileLevels() {
-	fileLevelsActive.UnSet()
+func UnSetPkgLevels() {
+	pkgLevelsActive.UnSet()
 }
 
 func SetLogLevel(level severity) {
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ func Start() (err error) {
 	}
 
 	// get and set file loglevels
-	fileLogLevels := fileLogLevelsFlag
-	if len(fileLogLevels) > 0 {
-		newFileLevels := make(map[string]severity)
-		for _, pair := range strings.Split(fileLogLevels, ",") {
+	pkgLogLevels := pkgLogLevelsFlag
+	if len(pkgLogLevels) > 0 {
+		newPkgLevels := make(map[string]severity)
+		for _, pair := range strings.Split(pkgLogLevels, ",") {
 			splitted := strings.Split(pair, "=")
 			if len(splitted) != 2 {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("log warning: invalid file log level \"%s\", ignoring", pair)
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ func Start() (err error) {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", err.Error())
 				break
 			}
-			newFileLevels[splitted[0]] = fileLevel
+			newPkgLevels[splitted[0]] = fileLevel
 		}
-		SetFileLevels(newFileLevels)
+		SetPkgLevels(newPkgLevels)
 	}
 
 	startWriter()