diff --git a/src/g3log/g3log.hpp b/src/g3log/g3log.hpp
index 26fc41c..6dab3ee 100644
--- a/src/g3log/g3log.hpp
+++ b/src/g3log/g3log.hpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace g3 {
 
 
 // LOG(level) is the API for the stream log
-#define LOG(level) if(g3::logLevel(level)) INTERNAL_LOG_MESSAGE(level).stream()
+#define LOG(level) if(!g3::logLevel(level)){ } else INTERNAL_LOG_MESSAGE(level).stream()
 
 
 // 'Conditional' stream log
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ And here is possible output
 :      Width trick:    10
 :      A string  \endverbatim */
 #define LOGF(level, printf_like_message, ...)                 \
-   if(g3::logLevel(level)) INTERNAL_LOG_MESSAGE(level).capturef(printf_like_message, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+   if(!g3::logLevel(level)){ } else INTERNAL_LOG_MESSAGE(level).capturef(printf_like_message, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 
 // Conditional log printf syntax
 #define LOGF_IF(level,boolean_expression, printf_like_message, ...) \
diff --git a/test_unit/test_io.cpp b/test_unit/test_io.cpp
index 9dd592a..b088757 100644
--- a/test_unit/test_io.cpp
+++ b/test_unit/test_io.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,43 @@ TEST(LogTest, LOG) {
    ASSERT_TRUE(verifyContent(file_content, t_warning3));
 }
 
+TEST(LogTest, LOG_after_if) {
+   std::string file_content;
+   {
+      RestoreFileLogger logger(log_directory);
+      if(false == file_content.empty()) 
+         LOG(INFO) << "This-should-NOT-show-up";
+      else
+        LOG(INFO) << "This-should-show-up";
+
+      logger.reset(); // force flush of logger
+      file_content = readFileToText(logger.logFile());
+   }
+
+   ASSERT_FALSE(verifyContent(file_content, "This-should-NOT-show-up"));
+   ASSERT_TRUE(verifyContent(file_content, "This-should-show-up"));
+}
+
+
+TEST(LogTest, LOG_after_if_with_parentesis) {
+   std::string file_content;
+   {
+      RestoreFileLogger logger(log_directory);
+      if(false == file_content.empty()) {
+         LOG(INFO) << "This-should-NOT-show-up";
+      } else {
+        LOG(INFO) << "This-should-show-up";
+      }
+
+      logger.reset(); // force flush of logger
+      file_content = readFileToText(logger.logFile());
+   }
+
+   ASSERT_FALSE(verifyContent(file_content, "This-should-NOT-show-up"));
+   ASSERT_TRUE(verifyContent(file_content, "This-should-show-up"));
+}
+
+
 
 TEST(LogTest, LOG_F_IF) {
    std::string file_content;