diff --git a/gui/src/main.rs b/gui/src/main.rs
index fd0ab87..f36e9e9 100644
--- a/gui/src/main.rs
+++ b/gui/src/main.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ mod config;
 mod gamelist;
 
 fn main() {
+    if std::env::var_os("RUST_LOG").is_none() {
+        std::env::set_var("RUST_LOG", "info");
+    }
     env_logger::init();
     #[cfg(not(all(
         target_os = "macos",