diff --git a/include/spdlog/cfg/log_levels.h b/include/spdlog/cfg/log_levels.h
index fcfba2bd..0fce95e9 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/cfg/log_levels.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/cfg/log_levels.h
@@ -28,18 +28,21 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    void set_default(level::level_enum lvl)
+    {
+        default_level_ = lvl;
+    }
+
     level::level_enum get(const std::string &logger_name)
     {
         auto it = levels_.find(logger_name);
         return it != levels_.end() ? it->second : default_level_;
     }
 
-    level::level_enum get()
+    level::level_enum get_default()
     {
         return default_level_;
     }
-
-
 };
 } // namespace cfg
 } // namespace spdlog
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
index 2202b4cc..a2a7e614 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/registry-inl.h
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::set_level(level::level_enum log_level)
     {
         l.second->set_level(log_level);
     }
-    levels_.set("*", log_level);
+    levels_.set_default(log_level);
 }
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE void registry::flush_on(level::level_enum log_level)
diff --git a/tests/test_cfg.cpp b/tests/test_cfg.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bef6ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_cfg.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "includes.h"
+#include "test_sink.h"
+
+#include <spdlog/cfg/env.h>
+
+TEST_CASE("env", "[cfg]")
+{
+    spdlog::logger l{"l1"};
+}
+