diff --git a/crates/client/src/main.rs b/crates/client/src/main.rs
index 76078de..497f153 100644
--- a/crates/client/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/client/src/main.rs
@@ -423,8 +423,12 @@ impl ApplicationHandler for App {
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    // An unset `RUST_LOG` leaves `from_default_env` with no directives, which discards every event including the statistics panel. A fallback keeps the client audible out of the box while `RUST_LOG` still overrides it.
     tracing_subscriber::fmt()
-        .with_env_filter(tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::from_default_env())
+        .with_env_filter(
+            tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::try_from_default_env()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter::new("info")),
+        )
         .init();
     info!("Starting Synvael client");