diff --git a/man/logger.1 b/man/logger.1
index ff39ddc..f9c22e5 100644
--- a/man/logger.1
+++ b/man/logger.1
@@ -159,9 +159,10 @@ If an unknown service name is used,
 .Nm
 prints a warning and falls back to port 514.
 .It Fl p Ar PRIO
-Priority, numeric or
+Priority, numeric or in
 .Ar facility.severity
-pair.
+pair format, default:
+.Nm user.notice .
 .It Fl r Ar SIZE:NUM
 Controls log file rotation.
 .Ar SIZE
diff --git a/src/logger.c b/src/logger.c
index 67921d1..6bfb171 100644
--- a/src/logger.c
+++ b/src/logger.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	char *svcname = "syslog";
 	off_t size = 200 * 1024;
 	int facility = LOG_USER;
-	int severity = LOG_INFO;
+	int severity = LOG_NOTICE;
 	int family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	struct sockaddr sa;
 	int allow_kmsg = 0;