diff --git a/cmd/centry/runtime.go b/cmd/centry/runtime.go
index ecd1ead..2879a47 100644
--- a/cmd/centry/runtime.go
+++ b/cmd/centry/runtime.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func handleCommandNotFound(runtime *Runtime, c *cli.Context, command string) {
 	logger := runtime.context.log.GetLogger()
 	logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"command": command,
-	}).Warnf("command not found!")
+	}).Warnf("command not found")
 	c.App.Metadata[metadataExitCode] = 127
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/centry/runtime_test.go b/cmd/centry/runtime_test.go
index 064bf29..6353bbf 100644
--- a/cmd/centry/runtime_test.go
+++ b/cmd/centry/runtime_test.go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ OPTIONS:
 			g.It("should display internal options when hide is set to false", func() {
 				out := execQuiet("", "test/data/runtime_test_display_internal_options.yaml")
 				expected := `OPTIONS:
-   --centry-config-log-level value  Overrides the log level
+   --centry-config-log-level value  Overrides the log level (default: "info")
    --centry-quiet                   Disables logging (default: false)`
 
 				test.AssertStringContains(g, out.Stdout, expected)
diff --git a/internal/pkg/config/manifest.go b/internal/pkg/config/manifest.go
index 1ec8c21..15eb9ef 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/config/manifest.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/config/manifest.go
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import (
 	yaml2 "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
+const (
+	defaultLogLevel string = "info"
+)
+
 // Manifest defines the structure of a manifest
 type Manifest struct {
 	Scripts  []string  `yaml:"scripts,omitempty"`
@@ -117,6 +121,9 @@ func readManifestFile(filename string) ([]byte, error) {
 func parseManifestYaml(bs []byte) (*Manifest, error) {
 	m := Manifest{
 		Config: Config{
+			Log: LogConfig{
+				Level: defaultLogLevel,
+			},
 			HideInternalCommands: true,
 			HideInternalOptions:  true,
 		},
diff --git a/internal/pkg/log/manager.go b/internal/pkg/log/manager.go
index 1cab405..e087cbd 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/log/manager.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/log/manager.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func CreateManager(level string, prefix string, io io.InputOutput) *Manager {
 func (m *Manager) GetLogger() *logrus.Logger {
 	if m.logger == nil {
 		m.logger = logrus.New()
-		m.logger.Out = m.config.IO.Stderr // TODO: Change to using Stdout
+		m.logger.Out = m.config.IO.Stderr // TODO: Allow changing to Stdout
 
 		l, _ := logrus.ParseLevel(m.config.Level)
 		m.logger.SetLevel(l)