diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index df64a7b3..7df53b9c 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -172,8 +172,10 @@ log_level_from_string(char *log_level)
         return PROF_LEVEL_INFO;
     } else if (strcmp(log_level, "WARN") == 0) {
         return PROF_LEVEL_WARN;
-    } else {
+    } else if (strcmp(log_level, "ERROR") == 0) {
         return PROF_LEVEL_ERROR;
+    } else { // default to info
+        return PROF_LEVEL_INFO;
     }
 }