diff --git a/crates/ec-node/src/main.rs b/crates/ec-node/src/main.rs
index 5fd9e72..7a02b44 100644
--- a/crates/ec-node/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/ec-node/src/main.rs
@@ -477,8 +477,11 @@ enum IngestSource {
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // Keep stdout reserved for machine-readable output (endpoint addr, etc).
+    let filter = tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::new("info"));
     tracing_subscriber::fmt()
         .with_writer(std::io::stderr)
+        .with_env_filter(filter)
         .init();
     let cli = Cli::parse();