diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 02cba20..07f2065 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v1.0.12
+- Properly decode argument to number or string
+- Make default level from CLI = None
 v1.0.11
 - Set minimum requirement to python 3.8
 v1.0.10
diff --git a/logistro/_api.py b/logistro/_api.py
index 9985f04..7a3bff3 100644
--- a/logistro/_api.py
+++ b/logistro/_api.py
@@ -133,8 +133,11 @@ def betterConfig(**kwargs: Any) -> None:  # noqa: N802 camel-case like logging
     implicit = kwargs.pop("implicit", False)
     # its implicitly called and we're already setup
     if not implicit or not logging.getLogger().handlers:
-        if "level" not in kwargs:
-            kwargs["level"] = cli_args.parsed.log.upper()
+        if "level" not in kwargs and cli_args.parsed.log:
+            if cli_args.parsed.log.isnumeric():
+                kwargs["level"] = int(cli_args.parsed.log)
+            else:
+                kwargs["level"] = cli_args.parsed.log.upper()
         logging.basicConfig(**kwargs)
         coerce_logger(logging.getLogger())
     betterConfig.__code__ = (lambda **_kwargs: None).__code__
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ def betterConfig(**kwargs: Any) -> None:  # noqa: N802 camel-case like logging
 def getLogger(name: str | None = None) -> _LogistroLogger:  # noqa: N802 camel-case like logging
     """Call `logging.getLogger()` but check `betterConfig()` first."""
     betterConfig(implicit=True)
-    return cast(_LogistroLogger, logging.getLogger(name))
+    return cast("_LogistroLogger", logging.getLogger(name))
 
 
 _LoggerFilter = Callable[[logging.LogRecord, Dict[str, Any]], bool]
diff --git a/logistro/_args.py b/logistro/_args.py
index 1cecb66..26d6b1b 100644
--- a/logistro/_args.py
+++ b/logistro/_args.py
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@
 
 parser.add_argument(
     "--logistro-level",
-    default="WARNING",
+    default=None,
+    type=str,
     dest="log",
-    help="Set the logging level (default WARNING)",
+    help="Set the logging level (no default, fallback to system default)",
 )
 
 # Get the Format
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e1c2182..39e01e2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ ignore = [
           "SIM105", # Too opionated (try-except-pass)
           "PT003", # scope="function" implied but I like readability
           "G004", # I like fstrings in my log
-
           ]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]