diff --git a/share/man/oshu.1.in b/share/man/oshu.1.in
index df55c06..589b62d 100644
--- a/share/man/oshu.1.in
+++ b/share/man/oshu.1.in
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ just have to unzip them into a sub-directory. Be careful though, it won't
 create the sub-directory by itself if you naively unzip it.
 .TP
 \fB\-v, \-\-verbose\fR
-Increase the verbosity. This will print debugging messages, which may contain
-useful information for understanding errors when fixing issues. Mention it
-twice and you'll get verbose debugging messages.
+Increase the verbosity. This will print more informational messages, which may
+contain useful information for understanding errors when fixing issues. Mention
+it twice and you'll get debugging messages. Thrice at your own risks.
 .TP
 \fB\-h, \-\-help\fR
 Show a brief help message and exit.
diff --git a/src/oshu/main.cc b/src/oshu/main.cc
index e2ad490..4cded07 100644
--- a/src/oshu/main.cc
+++ b/src/oshu/main.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int autoplay = 0;
 	int pause = 0;
-	int verbosity = SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_INFO;
+	int verbosity = SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_WARNING;
 
 	for (;;) {
 		int c = getopt_long(argc, argv, flags, options, NULL);