diff --git a/run_pacta_data_preparation.R b/run_pacta_data_preparation.R
index cf28970..6db4a37 100644
--- a/run_pacta_data_preparation.R
+++ b/run_pacta_data_preparation.R
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-logger::log_threshold(Sys.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"))
+logger::log_threshold(Sys.getenv("LOG_LEVEL", ifelse(interactive(), "FATAL", "INFO")))
 logger::log_formatter(logger::formatter_glue)
 
 # necessary packages -----------------------------------------------------------