diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/commands/root.go b/cmd/tendermint/commands/root.go
index e6a175665..f229a7889 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/root.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/root.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	config = cfg.DefaultConfig()
-	logger = log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout)).With("module", "main")
+	logger = log.NewTMLogger(log.NewSyncWriter(os.Stdout))
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if viper.GetBool(cli.TraceFlag) {
 			logger = log.NewTracingLogger(logger)
 		}
+		logger = logger.With("module", "main")
 		return nil
 	},
 }
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 6395c60fd..5a15cff47 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -189,9 +189,10 @@ func DefaultLogLevel() string {
 	return "error"
 }
 
-// DefaultPackageLogLevels returns a default log level setting so all packages log at "error", while the `state` package logs at "info"
+// DefaultPackageLogLevels returns a default log level setting so all packages
+// log at "error", while the `state` and `main` packages log at "info"
 func DefaultPackageLogLevels() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("state:info,*:%s", DefaultLogLevel())
+	return fmt.Sprintf("main:info,state:info,*:%s", DefaultLogLevel())
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------