diff --git a/gwinc/__main__.py b/gwinc/__main__.py
index 3c02a241f9d67459a2d1332868f68d697c1c6561..5c277c8fc61ef6c5b839c4652b13e58bb42a0c2b 100644
--- a/gwinc/__main__.py
+++ b/gwinc/__main__.py
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ import numpy as np
 from IPython.terminal.embed import InteractiveShellEmbed
 
 import logging
-logging.basicConfig(format='%(message)s',
-                    level=os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', logging.INFO))
+logging.basicConfig(
+    format='%(message)s',
+    level=os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', logging.WARNING),
+)
 
 from . import IFOS, load_budget, plot_noise