diff --git a/src/media/libav_utils.cpp b/src/media/libav_utils.cpp
index 0f9b89f7efb092081b353a30961a3cf793b9b67f..0b968664192f6ea644973349102b2ca1bb1d1893 100644
--- a/src/media/libav_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/media/libav_utils.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void
 setAvLogLevel()
 {
     char* envvar = getenv(AVLOGLEVEL);
-    signed level = AV_LOG_ERROR;
+    signed level = AV_LOG_WARNING;
 
     if (envvar != nullptr) {
         if (not (std::istringstream(envvar) >> level))