diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/commands/root_test.go b/cmd/tendermint/commands/root_test.go
index ddc6e99a9..a04bdd6ea 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/root_test.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/root_test.go
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ func TestRootConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			tc.args = append([]string{cmd.Use}, tc.args...)
 			err = cli.RunWithArgs(ctx, cmd, tc.args, tc.env)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
+			fmt.Println(conf.LogLevel)
 
 			require.Equal(t, tc.logLvl, conf.LogLevel)
 		})
diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/main.go b/cmd/tendermint/main.go
index 6216f97d6..86d583814 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/main.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	logger, err := log.NewDefaultLogger(conf.LogFormat, "info") // todo incorrect
+	logger, err := log.NewDefaultLogger(conf.LogFormat, "debug") // todo incorrect
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/libs/log/default.go b/libs/log/default.go
index 706977659..3efbbf5b3 100644
--- a/libs/log/default.go
+++ b/libs/log/default.go
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ func NewDefaultLogger(format, level string) (Logger, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported log format: %s", format)
 	}
 
-	logLevel, err := zerolog.ParseLevel(level)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse log level (%s): %w", level, err)
-	}
+	// logLevel, err := zerolog.ParseLevel(level)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse log level (%s): %w", level, err)
+	// }
 
 	// make the writer thread-safe
 	logWriter = newSyncWriter(logWriter)
 
 	return &defaultLogger{
-		Logger: zerolog.New(logWriter).Level(logLevel).With().Timestamp().Logger(),
+		Logger: zerolog.New(logWriter).With().Timestamp().Logger(),
 	}, nil
 }