diff --git a/pkg/adapters/logging/zap.go b/pkg/adapters/logging/zap.go
index e64e0a2..e8e9bf5 100644
--- a/pkg/adapters/logging/zap.go
+++ b/pkg/adapters/logging/zap.go
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ type ZapApplicationLogger struct {
 	logger *zap.Logger
 }
 
-// NewDefaultZapLogger creates a production-ready zap logger with proper encoding
+// NewDefaultZapLogger creates a production-ready zap logger with proper encoding.
+// Errors-and-above only by default so the TUI is not flooded with init noise.
 func NewDefaultZapLogger() (*zap.Logger, error) {
 	config := zap.NewProductionConfig()
 	config.Encoding = "json"
+	config.Level = zap.NewAtomicLevelAt(zapcore.ErrorLevel)
 	config.EncoderConfig.TimeKey = "timestamp"
 	config.EncoderConfig.EncodeTime = zapcore.ISO8601TimeEncoder
 	config.EncoderConfig.EncodeLevel = zapcore.CapitalLevelEncoder
diff --git a/pkg/adapters/module.go b/pkg/adapters/module.go
index 6a43dd0..e298581 100644
--- a/pkg/adapters/module.go
+++ b/pkg/adapters/module.go
@@ -3,19 +3,12 @@ package adapters
 import (
 	"github.com/wisp-trading/sdk/pkg/adapters/logging"
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
-	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 var Module = fx.Module("adapters",
 	fx.Provide(
-		// Provide default zap logger if none exists
-		fx.Annotate(
-			logging.NewDefaultZapLogger,
-			fx.OnStart(func(logger *zap.Logger) error {
-				logger.Info("Zap logger initialized")
-				return nil
-			}),
-		),
+		// Quiet default logger — no startup banner (CLI is a TUI).
+		logging.NewDefaultZapLogger,
 		logging.NewZapApplicationLogger,
 		logging.NewZapTradingLogger,
 	),