diff --git a/lib/zk/logging.rb b/lib/zk/logging.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/zk/logging.rb
+++ b/lib/zk/logging.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module ZK
           ch_root.add_appenders(serr)
         end
 
-        ch_root.level = ENV['ZK_DEBUG'] ? :debug : :error
+        ch_root.level = ENV['ZK_DEBUG'] ? :debug : :off
       end
     end
ok, i relent, no output by default