diff --git a/crates/arc-cli/src/cli_config.rs b/crates/arc-cli/src/cli_config.rs
index 0ec03ef7d..b256104bc 100644
--- a/crates/arc-cli/src/cli_config.rs
+++ b/crates/arc-cli/src/cli_config.rs
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ pub struct CliGitConfig {
     pub author: arc_api::server_config::GitAuthorConfig,
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
-pub struct LogConfig {
-    pub level: Option<String>,
-}
-
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
 pub struct CliConfig {
     pub mode: Option<ExecutionMode>,
@@ -56,7 +51,8 @@ pub struct CliConfig {
     pub exec: Option<ExecDefaults>,
     pub llm: Option<LlmDefaults>,
     pub git: Option<CliGitConfig>,
-    pub log: Option<LogConfig>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub log: arc_api::server_config::LogConfig,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -360,10 +356,7 @@ email = "me@local"
     fn parse_log_level() {
         let toml = "[log]\nlevel = \"debug\"";
         let config: CliConfig = toml::from_str(toml).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            config.log.unwrap().level.as_deref(),
-            Some("debug")
-        );
+        assert_eq!(config.log.level.as_deref(), Some("debug"));
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/arc-cli/src/main.rs b/crates/arc-cli/src/main.rs
index 930683c0f..eee20a228 100644
--- a/crates/arc-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/arc-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         server_config.log.level
     } else {
         let cli_config = cli_config::load_cli_config(None)?;
-        cli_config.log.and_then(|l| l.level)
+        cli_config.log.level
     };
 
     let log_prefix = if command_name == "serve" { "serve" } else { "cli" };