diff --git a/crates/ra_cli/src/main.rs b/crates/ra_cli/src/main.rs
index ca9275cd45..7aacf515d1 100644
--- a/crates/ra_cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_cli/src/main.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Verbosity {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    Logger::with_env().start()?;
+    Logger::with_env_or_str("error").start()?;
 
     let subcommand = match std::env::args_os().nth(1) {
         None => {