diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/AbstractProcessingHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/AbstractProcessingHandler.php
index e1e5b893..6f18f72e 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/AbstractProcessingHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/AbstractProcessingHandler.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ abstract class AbstractProcessingHandler extends AbstractHandler
      */
     public function handle(array $record)
     {
-        if ($record['level'] < $this->level) {
+        if (!$this->isHandling($record)) {
             return false;
         }