diff --git a/lib/logger.rb b/lib/logger.rb
index 4735209..8d6e0d7 100644
--- a/lib/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/logger.rb
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class Logger
 
   # Logging severity threshold (e.g. <tt>Logger::INFO</tt>).
   def level
-    level_override[Fiber.current] || @level
+    level_override[level_key] || @level
   end
 
   # Sets the log level; returns +severity+.
@@ -406,14 +406,14 @@ def level=(severity)
   #     logger.debug { "Hello" }
   #   end
   def with_level(severity)
-    prev, level_override[Fiber.current] = level, Severity.coerce(severity)
+    prev, level_override[level_key] = level, Severity.coerce(severity)
     begin
       yield
     ensure
       if prev
-        level_override[Fiber.current] = prev
+        level_override[level_key] = prev
       else
-        level_override.delete(Fiber.current)
+        level_override.delete(level_key)
       end
     end
   end
@@ -751,6 +751,10 @@ def level_override
     @level_override ||= {}
   end
 
+  def level_key
+    Fiber.current
+  end
+
   def format_message(severity, datetime, progname, msg)
     (@formatter || @default_formatter).call(severity, datetime, progname, msg)
   end
diff --git a/test/logger/test_severity.rb b/test/logger/test_severity.rb
index e1069c8..fb26939 100644
--- a/test/logger/test_severity.rb
+++ b/test/logger/test_severity.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_level_assignment
     end
   end
 
-  def test_thread_local_level
+  def test_fiber_local_level
     logger = Logger.new(nil)
     logger.level = INFO # default level
     other = Logger.new(nil)
@@ -40,14 +40,50 @@ def test_thread_local_level
       logger.with_level(DEBUG) do # verify reentrancy
         assert_equal(logger.level, DEBUG)
 
-        Thread.new do
+        Fiber.new do
           assert_equal(logger.level, INFO)
           logger.with_level(:WARN) do
             assert_equal(other.level, ERROR)
             assert_equal(logger.level, WARN)
           end
           assert_equal(logger.level, INFO)
-        end.join
+        end.resume
+
+        assert_equal(logger.level, DEBUG)
+      end
+      assert_equal(logger.level, WARN)
+    end
+    assert_equal(logger.level, INFO)
+  end
+
+  def test_thread_local_level
+    subclass = Class.new(Logger) do
+      def level_key
+        Thread.current
+      end
+    end
+
+    logger = subclass.new(nil)
+    logger.level = INFO # default level
+    other = subclass.new(nil)
+    other.level = ERROR # default level
+
+    assert_equal(other.level, ERROR)
+    logger.with_level(:WARN) do
+      assert_equal(other.level, ERROR)
+      assert_equal(logger.level, WARN)
+
+      logger.with_level(DEBUG) do # verify reentrancy
+        assert_equal(logger.level, DEBUG)
+
+        Fiber.new do
+          assert_equal(logger.level, DEBUG)
+          logger.with_level(:WARN) do
+            assert_equal(other.level, ERROR)
+            assert_equal(logger.level, WARN)
+          end
+          assert_equal(logger.level, DEBUG)
+        end.resume
 
         assert_equal(logger.level, DEBUG)
       end