diff --git a/k8s/loki/templates/podlogs.yaml b/k8s/loki/templates/podlogs.yaml
index ec9398a..d1d2692 100644
--- a/k8s/loki/templates/podlogs.yaml
+++ b/k8s/loki/templates/podlogs.yaml
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ spec:
   pipelineStages:
     - cri: {}
     - regex:
-        # Matches: [14.12.2025 17:53.42.010] [LOG]   message...
-        expression: '^\[.*\] \[(?P<level>\w+)\]\s+(?P<message>.*)$'
+        # Capture into a temporary variable 'raw_level' to avoid overwriting existing logic
+        expression: '^\[.*\] \[(?P<raw_level>\w+)\]\s+(?P<message>.*)$'
     - template:
         source: level
-        template: '{{ "{{" }} if eq .Value "LOG" {{ "}}" }}info{{ "{{" }} else if eq .Value "WARN" {{ "}}" }}warn{{ "{{" }} else if eq .Value "ERROR" {{ "}}" }}error{{ "{{" }} else {{ "}}" }}{{ "{{" }} .Value | lower {{ "}}" }}{{ "{{" }} end {{ "}}" }}'
+        # If raw_level exists (regex matched), map it. Otherwise, default to 'info'.
+        template: '{{ "{{" }} if eq .Extraction.raw_level "LOG" {{ "}}" }}info{{ "{{" }} else if eq .Extraction.raw_level "WARN" {{ "}}" }}warn{{ "{{" }} else if eq .Extraction.raw_level "ERROR" {{ "}}" }}error{{ "{{" }} else if .Extraction.raw_level {{ "}}" }}{{ "{{" }} .Extraction.raw_level | lower {{ "}}" }}{{ "{{" }} else {{ "}}" }}info{{ "{{" }} end {{ "}}" }}'
     - labels:
         level: level