diff --git a/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_verbosity.py b/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_verbosity.py
index 733afa61..99d8fd12 100644
--- a/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_verbosity.py
+++ b/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_verbosity.py
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ def test_verbosity_to_log_level_maps_known_verbosity_to_log_level():
     assert module.verbosity_to_log_level(module.VERBOSITY_LOTS) == logging.DEBUG
 
 
-def test_verbosity_to_log_level_maps_unknown_verbosity_to_info_level():
-    assert module.verbosity_to_log_level('my pants') == logging.INFO
+def test_verbosity_to_log_level_maps_unknown_verbosity_to_warning_level():
+    assert module.verbosity_to_log_level('my pants') == logging.WARNING
diff --git a/borgmatic/verbosity.py b/borgmatic/verbosity.py
index b52dd816..91264e4a 100644
--- a/borgmatic/verbosity.py
+++ b/borgmatic/verbosity.py
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ def verbosity_to_log_level(verbosity):
     return {
         VERBOSITY_SOME: logging.INFO,
         VERBOSITY_LOTS: logging.DEBUG,
-    }.get(verbosity, logging.INFO)
+    }.get(verbosity, logging.WARNING)