diff --git a/vendor/spikephpcoverage/conf/phpcoverage.conf.php b/vendor/spikephpcoverage/conf/phpcoverage.conf.php
index e822109ac..a7d75718c 100644
--- a/vendor/spikephpcoverage/conf/phpcoverage.conf.php
+++ b/vendor/spikephpcoverage/conf/phpcoverage.conf.php
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@
  */
 ?>
 <?php
+    global $spc_config;
+    
     // Set to 'LOG_DEBUG' for maximum log output
     // Note that the log file size will grow rapidly
     //   with LOG_DEBUG
-    //$spc_config['log_level']        = 'LOG_NOTICE';
-    $spc_config['log_level']        = 'LOG_DEBUG';
+    $spc_config['log_level']        = 'LOG_NOTICE';
+    //$spc_config['log_level']        = 'LOG_DEBUG';
 
     // file extension to be treated as php files
     // comma-separated list, no space
diff --git a/vendor/spikephpcoverage/util/Utility.php b/vendor/spikephpcoverage/util/Utility.php
index 52fc41f0d..250289c7b 100644
--- a/vendor/spikephpcoverage/util/Utility.php
+++ b/vendor/spikephpcoverage/util/Utility.php
@@ -219,6 +219,6 @@
 
         /*}}}*/
     }
-    $util = new Utility();
     global $util;
+    $util = new Utility();
 ?>