diff --git a/setup.go b/setup.go
index b08f46e..09c9554 100644
--- a/setup.go
+++ b/setup.go
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ func SetLogLevel(name, level string) error {
 	// wildcard, change all
 	if name == "*" {
 		SetAllLoggers(lvl)
+		loggerMutex.Lock()
 		defaultLevel = lvl
+		loggerMutex.Unlock()
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/setup_test.go b/setup_test.go
index 73293f6..f6ae412 100644
--- a/setup_test.go
+++ b/setup_test.go
@@ -461,3 +461,23 @@ func TestSlogHandler_Concurrent(t *testing.T) {
 
 	wg.Wait()
 }
+
+func TestSetLogLevelConcurrentWildcard(t *testing.T) {
+	numCalls := 100
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(numCalls)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numCalls; i++ {
+		go func(idx int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+
+			lvl := "debug"
+			if idx%2 == 0 {
+				lvl = "info"
+			}
+			_ = SetLogLevel("*", lvl)
+		}(i)
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+}