diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/app_config.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/app_config.cpp
index dd63ce7f..6a804f2f 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/app_config.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/app_config.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ auto app_config::get_json() const -> json {
       {"ApiPort", api_port_},
       {"ApiUser", api_user_},
       {"ChunkDownloaderTimeoutSeconds", download_timeout_secs_},
-      {"DatabaseType", database_type_to_string(db_type_)},
+      {"DatabaseType", db_type_},
       {"EnableChunkDownloaderTimeout", enable_chunk_downloader_timeout_},
       {"EnableCommDurationEvents", enable_comm_duration_events_},
       {"EnableDriveEvents", enable_drive_events_},
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ auto app_config::get_json() const -> json {
 #endif // defined(_WIN32)
       {"EnableMaxCacheSize", enable_max_cache_size_},
       {"EncryptConfig", encrypt_config_},
-      {"EventLevel", event_level_to_string(event_level_)},
+      {"EventLevel", event_level_},
       {"EvictionDelayMinutes", eviction_delay_mins_},
       {"EvictionUsesAccessedTime", eviction_uses_accessed_time_},
       {"HighFreqIntervalSeconds", high_freq_interval_secs_},
@@ -541,10 +541,7 @@ auto app_config::load() -> bool {
             ret = false;
           }
 
-          std::string level;
-          if (get_value(json_document, "EventLevel", level, ret)) {
-            event_level_ = event_level_from_string(level);
-          }
+          get_value(json_document, "EventLevel", event_level_, ret);
 
           if (json_document.find("HostConfig") != json_document.end()) {
             json_document.at("HostConfig").get_to<atomic<host_config>>(hc_);