diff --git a/libsrc/core/logging.cpp b/libsrc/core/logging.cpp
index cedc99c4..b5056406 100644
--- a/libsrc/core/logging.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/core/logging.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace ngcore
 {
   std::ostream* testout = new std::ostream(nullptr); // NOLINT
 
-  level::level_enum Logger::global_level;
+  level::level_enum Logger::global_level = level::warn;
 
   void Logger::log(level::level_enum level, std::string && s)
   {
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/msghandler.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/msghandler.cpp
index 191384f5..d4da2c60 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/msghandler.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/msghandler.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 namespace netgen
 {
-int printmessage_importance = 5;
+int printmessage_importance = 3;
 int printwarnings = 1;
 int printerrors = 1;
 int printdots = 1;