diff --git a/phlex/config.json b/phlex/config.json
index 50992ee..fe8ccae 100644
--- a/phlex/config.json
+++ b/phlex/config.json
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@
     "config"
   ],
   "options": {
-    "log_level": "info",
     "ssl": true,
     "certfile": "fullchain.pem",
     "keyfile": "privkey.pem"
   },
   "schema": {
-    "log_level": "match(^(trace|debug|info|notice|warning|error|fatal)$)",
+    "log_level": "match(^(trace|debug|info|notice|warning|error|fatal)$)?",
     "ssl": "bool",
     "certfile": "str",
     "keyfile": "str"