diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a172942..53291af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ Certain values can be set via environment variables, using the `-e` parameter on
     *   `limited`: Downloads are started concurrently but are capped by a concurrency limit. In this mode, a semaphore is used so that at most a fixed number of downloads run at any given time.
 *   **MAX\_CONCURRENT\_DOWNLOADS**  This flag is used only when **DOWNLOAD\_MODE** is set to **limited**.  
     It specifies the maximum number of simultaneous downloads allowed. For example, if set to `5`, then at most five downloads will run concurrently, and any additional downloads will wait until one of the active downloads completes. Defaults to `3`. 
-* __LOGLEVEL__: Log level, can be set to `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING`, `ERROR`, `CRITICAL` or `NONE`. Defaults to `DEBUG`. 
-* __ENABLE_ACCESSLOG__: whether to enable access log. Defaults to `true`. 
+* __LOGLEVEL__: Log level, can be set to `DEBUG`, `INFO`, `WARNING`, `ERROR`, `CRITICAL` or `NONE`. Defaults to `INFO`. 
+* __ENABLE_ACCESSLOG__: whether to enable access log. Defaults to `false`. 
 
 The project's Wiki contains examples of useful configurations contributed by users of MeTube:
 * [YTDL_OPTIONS Cookbook](https://github.com/alexta69/metube/wiki/YTDL_OPTIONS-Cookbook)
diff --git a/app/main.py b/app/main.py
index 0564510..90554ee 100644
--- a/app/main.py
+++ b/app/main.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class Config:
         'DEFAULT_THEME': 'auto',
         'DOWNLOAD_MODE': 'limited',
         'MAX_CONCURRENT_DOWNLOADS': 3,
-        'LOGLEVEL': 'DEBUG',
-        'ENABLE_ACCESSLOG': 'true',
+        'LOGLEVEL': 'INFO',
+        'ENABLE_ACCESSLOG': 'false',
     }
 
     _BOOLEAN = ('DOWNLOAD_DIRS_INDEXABLE', 'CUSTOM_DIRS', 'CREATE_CUSTOM_DIRS', 'DELETE_FILE_ON_TRASHCAN', 'DEFAULT_OPTION_PLAYLIST_STRICT_MODE', 'HTTPS', 'ENABLE_ACCESSLOG')