diff --git a/src/core/logging/logging.cmake b/src/core/logging/logging.cmake
index 339c33c9519c93d5878af91b9d2902edad87505b..d0b4da21673baf4f1a9deade4dc5c103709d7985 100644
--- a/src/core/logging/logging.cmake
+++ b/src/core/logging/logging.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-SET( WALBERLA_LOGLEVEL "PROGRESS" CACHE STRING "Set log level at compile time. Possible options: WARNING, INFO, PROGRESS, DETAIL, TRACING" )
+SET( WALBERLA_LOGLEVEL "INFO" CACHE STRING "Set log level at compile time. Possible options: WARNING, INFO, PROGRESS, DETAIL, TRACING" )
 SET_PROPERTY( CACHE WALBERLA_LOGLEVEL PROPERTY STRINGS WARNING INFO PROGRESS DETAIL TRACING )
 
 SET( WALBERLA_LOGLEVEL_WARNING 1 )