diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Log/LogManager.php b/src/Illuminate/Log/LogManager.php
index 29f7643daaf..d636f869f00 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Log/LogManager.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Log/LogManager.php
@@ -331,12 +331,11 @@ protected function createMonologDriver(array $config)
         }
 
         $with = array_merge(
+            ['level' => $this->level($config)],
             $config['with'] ?? [],
             $config['handler_with'] ?? []
         );
 
-        $with['level'] = $this->level($config);
-
         return new Monolog($this->parseChannel($config), [$this->prepareHandler(
             $this->app->make($config['handler'], $with), $config
         )]);