diff --git a/LoggingClient/LoggingClient/Model/LogModel.cs b/LoggingClient/LoggingClient/Model/LogModel.cs
index d8b30a2..f2e67ed 100644
--- a/LoggingClient/LoggingClient/Model/LogModel.cs
+++ b/LoggingClient/LoggingClient/Model/LogModel.cs
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ namespace LoggingClient.Model
         public string pod { get; set; }
         public string location { get; set; }
         public string hostname { get; set; }
-        public string severity { get; set; }
+        public int severity { get; set; }
         public DateTime timestamp { get; set; }
         public string message { get; set; }
 
-        public LogModel(int id, string pod, string location, string hostname, string severity, DateTime timestamp, string message)
+        public LogModel(int id, string pod, string location, string hostname, int severity, DateTime timestamp, string message)
         {
             this.id = id;
             this.pod = pod;
diff --git a/LoggingClient/LoggingClient/ViewModel/LogViewModel.cs b/LoggingClient/LoggingClient/ViewModel/LogViewModel.cs
index dfe3321..fefa987 100644
--- a/LoggingClient/LoggingClient/ViewModel/LogViewModel.cs
+++ b/LoggingClient/LoggingClient/ViewModel/LogViewModel.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace LoggingClient.ViewModel
                                 reader.GetString("pod"),
                                 reader.GetString("location"),
                                 reader.GetString("hostname"),
-                                reader.GetString("severity"),
+                                reader.GetInt32("severity"),
                                 reader.GetDateTime("timestamp"),
                                 reader.GetString("message")
                             ));
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ namespace LoggingClient.ViewModel
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                MessageBox.Show("Error occurred: " + ex.Message);
+                //MessageBox.Show("Error occurred: " + ex.Message);
             }
 
         }