diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index ad41cdea86..4e2a32fa9e 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus",
-			"Comment": "v0.6.0-5-gf92b795",
-			"Rev": "f92b7950b372b1db80bd3527e4d40e42555fe6c2"
+			"Comment": "v0.6.1",
+			"Rev": "1f2ba2c6317323dd667bd266c1e8ebffc4a4c62f"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/digitalocean/godo",
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/README.md b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/README.md
index 01769c723f..cabd027ae9 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/README.md
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/README.md
@@ -206,11 +206,18 @@ import (
   log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
   "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/hooks/airbrake"
   "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/hooks/syslog"
+  "log/syslog"
 )
 
 func init() {
   log.AddHook(new(logrus_airbrake.AirbrakeHook))
-  log.AddHook(logrus_syslog.NewSyslogHook("udp", "localhost:514", syslog.LOG_INFO, ""))
+
+  hook, err := logrus_syslog.NewSyslogHook("udp", "localhost:514", syslog.LOG_INFO, "")
+  if err != nil {
+    log.Error("Unable to connect to local syslog daemon")
+  } else {
+    log.AddHook(hook)
+  }
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/exported.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/exported.go
index 0e2d59f19a..d087124481 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/exported.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/exported.go
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ func SetLevel(level Level) {
 	std.Level = level
 }
 
+// GetLevel returns the standard logger level.
+func GetLevel() Level {
+	return std.Level
+}
+
 // AddHook adds a hook to the standard logger hooks.
 func AddHook(hook Hook) {
 	std.mu.Lock()
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/hooks/syslog/syslog.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/hooks/syslog/syslog.go
index 2a18ce6130..b6fa374628 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/hooks/syslog/syslog.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/Sirupsen/logrus/hooks/syslog/syslog.go
@@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ func (hook *SyslogHook) Fire(entry *logrus.Entry) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	switch entry.Data["level"] {
-	case "panic":
+	switch entry.Level {
+	case logrus.PanicLevel:
 		return hook.Writer.Crit(line)
-	case "fatal":
+	case logrus.FatalLevel:
 		return hook.Writer.Crit(line)
-	case "error":
+	case logrus.ErrorLevel:
 		return hook.Writer.Err(line)
-	case "warn":
+	case logrus.WarnLevel:
 		return hook.Writer.Warning(line)
-	case "info":
+	case logrus.InfoLevel:
 		return hook.Writer.Info(line)
-	case "debug":
+	case logrus.DebugLevel:
 		return hook.Writer.Debug(line)
 	default:
 		return nil