diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
index cf228fa925..00fcfcc9f9 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/BesuCommand.java
@@ -538,8 +538,8 @@ public class BesuCommand implements DefaultCommandValues, Runnable {
       names = {"--logging", "-l"},
       paramLabel = "<LOG VERBOSITY LEVEL>",
       description =
-          "Logging verbosity levels: OFF, FATAL, ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE, ALL (default: ${DEFAULT-VALUE})")
-  private final Level logLevel = Level.INFO;
+          "Logging verbosity levels: OFF, FATAL, ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE, ALL (default: INFO)")
+  private final Level logLevel = null;
 
   @Option(
       names = {"--miner-enabled"},
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ public class BesuCommand implements DefaultCommandValues, Runnable {
       if (!NetworkUtility.isNetworkInterfaceAvailable(p2pInterface)) {
         throw new ParameterException(commandLine, failMessage);
       }
-    } catch (UnknownHostException | SocketException e) {
+    } catch (final UnknownHostException | SocketException e) {
       throw new ParameterException(commandLine, failMessage, e);
     }
   }
diff --git a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/subcommands/RetestethSubCommand.java b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/subcommands/RetestethSubCommand.java
index 5e1b4809ab..d04b8d21cb 100644
--- a/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/subcommands/RetestethSubCommand.java
+++ b/besu/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/cli/subcommands/RetestethSubCommand.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class RetestethSubCommand implements Runnable {
       paramLabel = "<LOG VERBOSITY LEVEL>",
       description =
           "Logging verbosity levels: OFF, FATAL, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE, ALL (default: INFO)")
-  private final Level logLevel = Level.INFO;
+  private final Level logLevel = null;
 
   @SuppressWarnings("FieldMayBeFinal") // Because PicoCLI requires Strings to not be final.
   @Option(