diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 87f9c564ee35c2f8361365d643086ddd4a815f02..a4ce8b15ba487b5a9850879ed213253c2054b3ae 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ function Log (options) {
     return localISOTime.split('.')[0].trim()
   }
   this.graylogEmit = function (message, level) {
-    gelf.emit('gelf.log', {
+    this.graylogger.emit('gelf.log', {
       "short_message": message,
       "timestamp": Date.now() / 1000,
       "level": level,