diff --git a/cyipopt/scipy_interface.py b/cyipopt/scipy_interface.py
index dd1d334..95c8551 100644
--- a/cyipopt/scipy_interface.py
+++ b/cyipopt/scipy_interface.py
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ def minimize_ipopt(fun,
     # Rename some default scipy options
     replace_option(options, b'disp', b'print_level')
     replace_option(options, b'maxiter', b'max_iter')
-    options[b'print_level'] = int(options.get(b'print_level', 5))
+    options[b'print_level'] = int(options.get(b'print_level', 0))
 
     if b'tol' not in options:
         options[b'tol'] = tol or 1e-8