diff --git a/src/unwrangle/__init__.py b/src/unwrangle/__init__.py
index b3a1a5b..fb6365a 100644
--- a/src/unwrangle/__init__.py
+++ b/src/unwrangle/__init__.py
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ def exec(args=None):
         "-log",
         "--log-level", 
         choices=["NOTSET", "DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"],
-        default="INFO",
-        help="Logging level tolerated (default is INFO)"
+        default="WARNING",
+        help="Logging level tolerated (default is WARNING)"
     )
 
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(