diff --git a/doc/09-object-types.md b/doc/09-object-types.md
index f24a35b8d..b16630de4 100644
--- a/doc/09-object-types.md
+++ b/doc/09-object-types.md
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ Configuration Attributes:
 
   Name                      | Type                  | Description
   --------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------
-  severity                  | String                | **Optional.** The minimum severity for this log. Can be "debug", "notice", "information", "warning" or "critical". Defaults to "warning".
+  severity                  | String                | **Optional.** The minimum severity for this log. Can be "debug", "notice", "information", "warning" or "critical". Defaults to "information".
   facility                  | String                | **Optional.** Defines the facility to use for syslog entries. This can be a facility constant like `FacilityDaemon`. Defaults to `FacilityUser`.
 
 Facility Constants:
diff --git a/lib/base/logger.ti b/lib/base/logger.ti
index df68b2540..b9776c83d 100644
--- a/lib/base/logger.ti
+++ b/lib/base/logger.ti
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ namespace icinga
 
 abstract class Logger : ConfigObject
 {
-	[config] String severity;
+	[config] String severity {
+		default {{{ return "information"; }}}
+	};
 };
 
 }