# Why is Logger's default level :debug?

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/why-is-loggers-default-level-debug/76651>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** logging, logger\
**Created:** [September 11, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/why-is-loggers-default-level-debug/76651 "2026-09-11T21:24:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![jhogberg](https://forum.elixirforum.com/user_avatar/forum.elixirforum.com/jhogberg/32/24176_2.png) [@jhogberg](https://forum.elixirforum.com/u/jhogberg)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/why-is-loggers-default-level-debug/76651/3 "2026-09-12T06:49:06Z")

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> [@asweet-confluent](#):
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> I don’t see a good way to structurally prevent this sort of thing from happening again - it seems like it just comes down to “remember to do it right”, which makes me think this is a footgun in `Logger` rather than something I should be solving.

The way to structurally prevent this from happening is having `:debug` as a default: you noticed it, didn’t you? 😃

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