diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d525c04..7e98eb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ Most basic usage with default settings:
 import "gitea.larvit.se/pwrpln/go_log"
 
 func main() {
-	log := go_log.Log{}
-	log.SetDefaultValues{}
+	log := go_log.GetLog()
 	log.Error("Apocalypse! :O"); // stderr
 	log.Warn("The chaos is near"); // stderr
 	log.Info("All is well, but this message is important"); // stdout
@@ -27,8 +26,8 @@ func main() {
 Set log level:
 
 ```go
-log := go_log.Log{MinLogLvl: go_log.Debug}
-log.SetDefaultValues{}
+log := go_log.GetLog()
+log.MinLogLvl = go_log.Debug
 
 // Will now show on stdout
 log.Debug("A lot of detailed logs to debug your application");
@@ -45,8 +44,7 @@ log.Info("My log msg", "foo", "bar")
 Setting a logging context to prepend metadata on all log entries:
 
 ```go
-log := go_log.Log{}
-log.SetDefaultValues{}
+log := go_log.GetLog()
 log.Context = []interface{{"some", "thing"}}
 
 log.Info("A message")
@@ -68,5 +66,4 @@ log := go_log.Log{
 	Stdout:       go_log.DefaultStdout, // Log message outputter for Warning and Error
 	TimeLocation: loc,                  // Timestamp location/time zone setting
 }
-// Don't run log.SetDefaultValues{} since it will override your settings
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b985871..c9436b9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -35,6 +35,22 @@ type Log struct {
 	TimeLocation *time.Location // Timestamp location/time zone setting
 }
 
+func LogLvlFromStr(logLvl string) LogLvl {
+	if logLvl == "Error" {
+		return Error
+	} else if logLvl == "Warn" {
+		return Warn
+	} else if logLvl == "Info" {
+		return Info
+	} else if logLvl == "Verbose" {
+		return Verbose
+	} else if logLvl == "Debug" {
+		return Debug
+	} else {
+		return 0
+	}
+}
+
 func LogName(logLvl LogLvl) string {
 	if logLvl == 0 {
 		return "Error"
@@ -95,14 +111,16 @@ func DefaultStdout(msg string) {
 	os.Stdout.WriteString(msg)
 }
 
-func (log *Log) SetDefaultValues() {
-	if log.MinLogLvl == 0 {
-		log.MinLogLvl = 3
+func GetLog() Log {
+	log := Log{
+		Fmt:       DefaultFmt,
+		MinLogLvl: Info,
+		Stderr:    DefaultStderr,
+		Stdout:    DefaultStdout,
 	}
-	log.Fmt = DefaultFmt
-	log.Stderr = DefaultStderr
-	log.Stdout = DefaultStdout
 	log.TimeLocation, _ = time.LoadLocation("UTC")
+
+	return log
 }
 
 func (log *Log) Error(parts ...interface{}) {
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 2e0e665..004399b 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import (
 func TestDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	stdout := ""
 	stderr := ""
-	testLog := Log{}
-	testLog.SetDefaultValues()
+	testLog := GetLog()
 	testLog.Stdout = func(msg string) {
 		stdout += msg
 	}
@@ -29,8 +28,7 @@ func TestDefault(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestError(t *testing.T) {
 	stderr := ""
-	testLog := Log{}
-	testLog.SetDefaultValues()
+	testLog := GetLog()
 	testLog.Stderr = func(msg string) {
 		stderr += msg
 	}
@@ -38,16 +36,15 @@ func TestError(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "[\x1b[31mErr\x1b[0m] lureri\n", stderr[20:])
 }
 
-func TestMetadata(t *testing.T) {
-	testLog := Log{}
-	testLog.SetDefaultValues()
-	testLog.Context = []interface{}{
-		"foo", "bar",
-		"lur", "pelle",
-	}
-	testLog.Info("bosse")
-	testLog.Error("frasse", "wat", ":O")
-}
+// func TestMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+// 	testLog := GetLog()
+// 	testLog.Context = []interface{}{
+// 		"foo", "bar",
+// 		"lur", "pelle",
+// 	}
+// 	testLog.Info("bosse")
+// 	testLog.Error("frasse", "wat", ":O")
+// }
 
 // func TestWoo(t *testing.T) {
 // 	loc, _ := time.LoadLocation("UTC")