diff --git a/src/gui/res/SettingsDialogBase.ui b/src/gui/res/SettingsDialogBase.ui
index d97f805b..1543a542 100644
--- a/src/gui/res/SettingsDialogBase.ui
+++ b/src/gui/res/SettingsDialogBase.ui
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>SettingsDialogBase</class>
  <widget class="QDialog" name="SettingsDialogBase">
@@ -210,17 +210,7 @@
        <widget class="QComboBox" name="m_pComboLogLevel">
         <item>
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Error</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Warning</string>
-         </property>
-        </item>
-        <item>
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Note</string>
+          <string>Notify</string>
          </property>
         </item>
         <item>
diff --git a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp
index f663a859..f5e727db 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ const char AppConfig::m_SynergyLogDir[] = "/var/log/";
 
 static const char* logLevelNames[] =
 {
-	"ERROR",
-	"WARNING",
-	"NOTE",
+	"NOTIFY",
 	"INFO",
 	"DEBUG",
 	"DEBUG1",
@@ -58,7 +56,8 @@ AppConfig::AppConfig(QSettings* settings) :
 	m_ElevateMode(false),
 	m_AutoConfigPrompted(false),
 	m_CryptoEnabled(false),
-	m_AutoHide(false)
+	m_AutoHide(false),
+	m_ResetLogLevel(true)
 {
 	Q_ASSERT(m_pSettings);
 
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ void AppConfig::loadSettings()
 	m_ScreenName = settings().value("screenName", QHostInfo::localHostName()).toString();
 	m_Port = settings().value("port", 24800).toInt();
 	m_Interface = settings().value("interface").toString();
-	m_LogLevel = settings().value("logLevel", 3).toInt(); // level 3: INFO
+	m_LogLevel = settings().value("logLevel", 1).toInt(); // level 1: INFO
 	m_LogToFile = settings().value("logToFile", false).toBool();
 	m_LogFilename = settings().value("logFilename", synergyLogDir() + "synergy.log").toString();
 	m_WizardLastRun = settings().value("wizardLastRun", 0).toInt();
@@ -132,6 +131,12 @@ void AppConfig::loadSettings()
 	m_UserToken = settings().value("userToken", "").toString();
 	m_CryptoEnabled = settings().value("cryptoEnabled", false).toBool();
 	m_AutoHide = settings().value("autoHide", false).toBool();
+	m_ResetLogLevel = settings().value("resetLogLevel", true).toBool();
+
+	if (m_ResetLogLevel) {
+		m_LogLevel = 1;
+		m_ResetLogLevel = false;
+	}
 }
 
 void AppConfig::saveSettings()
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@ void AppConfig::saveSettings()
 	settings().setValue("userToken", m_UserToken);
 	settings().setValue("cryptoEnabled", m_CryptoEnabled);
 	settings().setValue("autoHide", m_AutoHide);
+	settings().setValue("resetLogLevel", m_ResetLogLevel);
 }
 
 void AppConfig::setAutoConfig(bool autoConfig)
diff --git a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h
index 3a304b91..1090bad9 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h
+++ b/src/gui/src/AppConfig.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ class AppConfig
 		QString m_UserToken;
 		bool m_CryptoEnabled;
 		bool m_AutoHide;
+		bool m_ResetLogLevel;
 
 		static const char m_SynergysName[];
 		static const char m_SynergycName[];
diff --git a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
index ca8eec8f..4db1a65f 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void MainWindow::appendLogNote(const QString& text)
 }
 
 void MainWindow::appendLogDebug(const QString& text) {
-	if (appConfig().logLevel() >= 4) {
+	if (appConfig().logLevel() >= 2) {
 		appendLogRaw("DEBUG: " + text);
 	}
 }
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ void MainWindow::startSynergy()
 	qDebug() << args;
 
 	// show command if debug log level...
-	if (appConfig().logLevel() >= 4) {
+	if (appConfig().logLevel() >= 2) {
 		appendLogNote(QString("command: %1 %2").arg(app, args.join(" ")));
 	}