diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 4dac980..cd756fb 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func main() {
 	log = log.WithName("MyName").WithValues("user", "you")
 	log.Info("hello", "val1", 1, "val2", map[string]int{"k": 1})
 	log.V(1).Info("you should see this")
-	log.V(3).Info("you should NOT see this")
+	log.V(1).V(1).Info("you should NOT see this")
 	log.Error(nil, "uh oh", "trouble", true, "reasons", []float64{0.1, 0.11, 3.14})
 	log.Error(E{"an error occurred"}, "goodbye", "code", -1)
 }
diff --git a/stdr.go b/stdr.go
index 7e44f9a..7ca9a8f 100644
--- a/stdr.go
+++ b/stdr.go
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ func (l logger) output(calldepth int, s string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (l logger) V(level int) logr.InfoLogger {
+func (l logger) V(level int) logr.Logger {
 	new := l.clone()
-	new.level = level
+	new.level += level
 	return new
 }
 
@@ -205,4 +205,3 @@ func (l logger) WithValues(kvList ...interface{}) logr.Logger {
 }
 
 var _ logr.Logger = logger{}
-var _ logr.InfoLogger = logger{}