diff --git a/sample/Serilog.Sinks.Grafana.Loki.Sample/Program.cs b/sample/Serilog.Sinks.Grafana.Loki.Sample/Program.cs
index 2caa5c8..ad9540c 100644
--- a/sample/Serilog.Sinks.Grafana.Loki.Sample/Program.cs
+++ b/sample/Serilog.Sinks.Grafana.Loki.Sample/Program.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
                     "http://localhost:3100",
                     new List<LokiLabel> { new() { Key = "app", Value = "console" } },
                     credentials: null,
-                    outputTemplate: OutputTemplate)
+                    outputTemplate: OutputTemplate,
+                    createLevelLabel: true)
                 .CreateLogger();
 
             Log.Debug("This is a debug message");
diff --git a/sample/Serilog.Sinks.Grafana.Loki.SampleWebApp/appsettings.json b/sample/Serilog.Sinks.Grafana.Loki.SampleWebApp/appsettings.json
index ca2fea4..68812b9 100644
--- a/sample/Serilog.Sinks.Grafana.Loki.SampleWebApp/appsettings.json
+++ b/sample/Serilog.Sinks.Grafana.Loki.SampleWebApp/appsettings.json
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
               "value": "web_app"
             }
           ],
-          "outputTemplate": "[{ThreadId}] [{TraceId:l}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}"
+          "outputTemplate": "[{ThreadId}] [{TraceId:l}] {Message}{NewLine}{Exception}",
+          "createLevelLabel": true
         }
       }
     ]