diff --git a/src/guacenc/guacenc.h b/src/guacenc/guacenc.h
index 15f01553..a462f910 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/guacenc.h
+++ b/src/guacenc/guacenc.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include <guacamole/client.h>
+
 /**
  * The name of the codec to use by default, if no other codec is specified on
  * the command line. This name is dictated by ffmpeg / libavcodec.
@@ -58,5 +60,10 @@
  */
 #define GUACENC_DEFAULT_BITRATE 2000000
 
+/**
+ * The default log level below which no messages should be logged.
+ */
+#define GUACENC_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL GUAC_LOG_INFO
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/guacenc/log.c b/src/guacenc/log.c
index ba81314f..221c743c 100644
--- a/src/guacenc/log.c
+++ b/src/guacenc/log.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
+#include "guacenc.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
 #include <guacamole/client.h>
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-int guacenc_log_level = GUAC_LOG_DEBUG;
+int guacenc_log_level = GUACENC_DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL;
 
 void vguacenc_log(guac_client_log_level level, const char* format,
         va_list args) {