diff --git a/mdsf/src/cli.rs b/mdsf/src/cli.rs
index d1ea9110..e523c783 100644
--- a/mdsf/src/cli.rs
+++ b/mdsf/src/cli.rs
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@ impl From<VerifyCommandArguments> for FormatCommandArguments {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(clap::ValueEnum, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
+#[derive(clap::ValueEnum, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Default)]
 pub enum LogLevel {
     Trace,
+    #[default]
     Debug,
     Info,
     Warn,
diff --git a/mdsf/src/commands/mod.rs b/mdsf/src/commands/mod.rs
index d4ae6eb6..8792a822 100644
--- a/mdsf/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/mdsf/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ mod prune_cache;
 pub fn execute_command() -> Result<(), MdsfError> {
     match Cli::parse().command {
         Commands::Format(args) => {
-            setup_logger(args.log_level.unwrap_or(LogLevel::Debug));
+            setup_logger(args.log_level.unwrap_or(LogLevel::default()));
 
             format::run(args, false)
         }
 
         Commands::Verify(args) => {
-            setup_logger(args.log_level.unwrap_or(LogLevel::Error));
+            setup_logger(args.log_level.unwrap_or(LogLevel::default()));
 
             format::run(FormatCommandArguments::from(args), true)
         }