diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 22b7fffe..d424ffd3 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "loglevels.h"
 
 static uint64_t loglevel = 0;
-static bool verbose = true;
+static bool verbose = false;
 static FILE *errorfile;
 char *errorfilename;