diff --git a/certbot/certbot/_internal/constants.py b/certbot/certbot/_internal/constants.py
index f79d6b9db..61895edb1 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/_internal/constants.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/_internal/constants.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ CLI_DEFAULTS = dict(
     ],
 
     # Main parser
-    verbose_count=-int(logging.INFO / 10),
+    verbose_count=-int(logging.WARNING / 10),
     text_mode=False,
     max_log_backups=1000,
     preconfigured_renewal=False,
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ REVOCATION_REASONS = {
 
 """Defaults for CLI flags and `.IConfig` attributes."""
 
-QUIET_LOGGING_LEVEL = logging.WARNING
+QUIET_LOGGING_LEVEL = logging.ERROR
 """Logging level to use in quiet mode."""
 
 RENEWER_DEFAULTS = dict(