diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/702-fix-default-node-logging.md b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/702-fix-default-node-logging.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..146815a45d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/702-fix-default-node-logging.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Fix info logs to show by default for namadan
+  ([#702](https://github.com/anoma/namada/pull/702))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/src/bin/anoma-node/main.rs b/apps/src/bin/anoma-node/main.rs
index 49cbd886c8..b37feb3cdb 100644
--- a/apps/src/bin/anoma-node/main.rs
+++ b/apps/src/bin/anoma-node/main.rs
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 mod cli;
 
-use std::str::FromStr;
-
 use color_eyre::eyre::Result;
 use namada_apps::logging;
-use tracing_subscriber::filter::Directive;
+use tracing_subscriber::filter::LevelFilter;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     // init error reporting
     color_eyre::install()?;
 
     // init logging
-    let default_directive = Directive::from_str("anoma=info")?;
-    logging::init_from_env_or(default_directive)?;
+    logging::init_from_env_or(LevelFilter::INFO)?;
 
     // run the CLI
     cli::main()