diff --git a/internal/docker/event_generator.go b/internal/docker/event_generator.go
index 1d98768f..7c19bd70 100644
--- a/internal/docker/event_generator.go
+++ b/internal/docker/event_generator.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func createEvent(message string, streamType StdType) *LogEvent {
 func checkPosition(currentEvent *LogEvent, nextEvent *LogEvent) {
 	currentLevel := guessLogLevel(currentEvent)
 	if nextEvent != nil {
-		if currentEvent.IsCloseToTime(nextEvent) && currentLevel != "" && !nextEvent.HasLevel() {
+		if currentEvent.IsCloseToTime(nextEvent) && currentLevel != "unknown" && !nextEvent.HasLevel() {
 			currentEvent.Position = Beginning
 			nextEvent.Position = Middle
 		}
diff --git a/internal/docker/types.go b/internal/docker/types.go
index 962199a6..af1e6a42 100644
--- a/internal/docker/types.go
+++ b/internal/docker/types.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ type LogEvent struct {
 }
 
 func (l *LogEvent) HasLevel() bool {
-	return l.Level != ""
+	return l.Level != "unknown"
 }
 
 func (l *LogEvent) IsCloseToTime(other *LogEvent) bool {