diff --git a/libs/openzap/src/openzap.c b/libs/openzap/src/openzap.c
index a56ced9db6..533e820bc0 100644
--- a/libs/openzap/src/openzap.c
+++ b/libs/openzap/src/openzap.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void null_logger(char *file, const char *func, int line, int level, char
 	}
 }
 
-static int zap_log_level;
+static int zap_log_level = 7;
 
 static void default_logger(char *file, const char *func, int line, int level, char *fmt, ...)
 {