diff --git a/orchestra/__init__.py b/orchestra/__init__.py
index 2bb50eb2648c39d61e1d664e0b0c33fd4dacb8e4..e3097dc8029c8160adf1b8103337e8ba2f8f11d0 100644
--- a/orchestra/__init__.py
+++ b/orchestra/__init__.py
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ from orchestra.cmds import install_subcommands
 from orchestra.model.configuration import Configuration
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-# TODO: set default loglevel to INFO or WARNING
-parser.add_argument("--loglevel", "-v", default="DEBUG", choices=["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"])
+parser.add_argument("--loglevel", "-v", default="INFO", choices=["DEBUG", "INFO", "WARNING", "ERROR", "CRITICAL"])
 parser.add_argument("--pretend", "-n", action="store_true", help="Do not execute actions, only print what would be done")
 parser.add_argument("--quiet", "-q", action="store_true", help="Do not show output of executed commands")
 parser.add_argument("--no-config-cache", action="store_true", help="Do not cache generated yaml configuration")