diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7b6b58d7d..af0a838bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ notebook
 __main__.py
 jupyter_custom.js
 apk_requirements.txt
-.eggs
\ No newline at end of file
+.eggs
+*.code-workspace
diff --git a/datajoint/settings.py b/datajoint/settings.py
index 3da611af6..e19b845b6 100644
--- a/datajoint/settings.py
+++ b/datajoint/settings.py
@@ -241,9 +241,7 @@ def __getitem__(self, key):
             return self._conf[key]
 
         def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-            logger.debug(
-                logging.DEBUG, "Setting {0:s} to {1:s}".format(str(key), str(value))
-            )
+            logger.debug("Setting {0:s} to {1:s}".format(str(key), str(value)))
             if validators[key](value):
                 self._conf[key] = value
             else: