diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/Makefile b/multimedia/minidlna/Makefile
index 5b84a8cbb5..fc80e56660 100644
--- a/multimedia/minidlna/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=minidlna
 PKG_VERSION:=1.2.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/minidlna
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
diff --git a/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.init b/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.init
index 79be8f625a..c894186d34 100644
--- a/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.init
+++ b/multimedia/minidlna/files/minidlna.init
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ minidlna_create_config() {
 	minidlna_cfg_addstr $cfg friendly_name
 	minidlna_cfg_addstr $cfg db_dir
 	minidlna_cfg_addstr $cfg log_dir
+	minidlna_cfg_addstr $cfg log_level 'error'
 	minidlna_cfg_addbool $cfg inotify '1'
 	minidlna_cfg_addbool $cfg enable_tivo '0'
 	minidlna_cfg_addbool $cfg wide_links '0'