diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e30014..8438e57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ None
 
 #### Variables
 
-- `fail2ban_loglevel`: [default: `3`]: Sets the loglevel output (1 = ERROR, 2 = WARN, 3 = INFO, 4 = DEBUG)
+- `fail2ban_loglevel`: [default: `INFO`]: Sets the loglevel output (CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, NOTICE, INFO, DEBUG)
 - `fail2ban_logtarget`: [default: `/var/log/fail2ban.log`]: Sets the log target. This could be a file, SYSLOG, STDERR or STDOUT
 - `fail2ban_syslog_target`: [default: `/var/log/fail2ban.log`]:
 - `fail2ban_syslog_facility`: [default: `1`]:
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6086c52..8cdf6aa 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # defaults file for fail2ban
 ---
-fail2ban_loglevel: 3
+fail2ban_loglevel: INFO
 fail2ban_logtarget: /var/log/fail2ban.log
 fail2ban_syslog_target: /var/log/fail2ban.log
 fail2ban_syslog_facility: 1