diff --git a/modules/react-native-status/android/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/module/StatusModule.java b/modules/react-native-status/android/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/module/StatusModule.java
index dae7e25480..f4a76fe01a 100644
--- a/modules/react-native-status/android/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/module/StatusModule.java
+++ b/modules/react-native-status/android/src/main/java/im/status/ethereum/module/StatusModule.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class StatusModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements LifecycleEventL
             String gethLogFileName = "geth.log";
             jsonConfig.put("LogEnabled", !TextUtils.isEmpty(this.logLevel));
             jsonConfig.put("LogFile", gethLogFileName);
-            jsonConfig.put("LogLevel", this.logLevel.toUpperCase());
+            jsonConfig.put("LogLevel", TextUtils.isEmpty(this.logLevel) ? "ERROR" : this.logLevel.toUpperCase());
             jsonConfig.put("DataDir", root + customConfig.get("DataDir"));
             jsonConfig.put("NetworkId", customConfig.get("NetworkId"));
             try {
@@ -228,7 +228,12 @@ class StatusModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule implements LifecycleEventL
         Log.d(TAG, "Node config " + config);
 
         String res = Statusgo.StartNode(config);
-        Log.d(TAG, "StartNode result: " + res);
+        if (res.startsWith("{\"error\":\"\"")) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "StartNode result: " + res);
+        }
+        else {
+            Log.e(TAG, "StartNode result: " + res);
+        }
         Log.d(TAG, "Geth node started");
 	status.sendMessage();
     }
diff --git a/modules/react-native-status/ios/RCTStatus/RCTStatus.m b/modules/react-native-status/ios/RCTStatus/RCTStatus.m
index fc81055883..bae782aecc 100644
--- a/modules/react-native-status/ios/RCTStatus/RCTStatus.m
+++ b/modules/react-native-status/ios/RCTStatus/RCTStatus.m
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(startNode:(NSString *)configString) {
     [resultingConfigJson setValue:newKeystoreUrl.path forKey:@"KeyStoreDir"];
     [resultingConfigJson setValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:[logLevel length] != 0] forKey:@"LogEnabled"];
     [resultingConfigJson setValue:logUrl.path forKey:@"LogFile"];
-    [resultingConfigJson setValue:logLevel forKey:@"LogLevel"];
+    [resultingConfigJson setValue:([logLevel length] == 0 ? "ERROR" : logLevel) forKey:@"LogLevel"];
     
     if(upstreamURL != nil) {
         [resultingConfigJson setValue:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES] forKeyPath:@"UpstreamConfig.Enabled"];