diff --git a/hooked-config/source/config/pre_commit.rs b/hooked-config/source/config/pre_commit.rs
index b3573fe..5708bad 100644
--- a/hooked-config/source/config/pre_commit.rs
+++ b/hooked-config/source/config/pre_commit.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ pub struct PreCommit {
   pub name: Option<String>,
 
   /// The noise level this task should output with.
-  #[serde(default)]
-  pub noise_level: NoiseLevel,
+  pub noise_level: Option<NoiseLevel>,
 
   /// What to do when the hook exits with a non-zero status code.
   #[serde(default)]
diff --git a/hooked-config/tests/parsing/with-hooks.toml b/hooked-config/tests/parsing/with-hooks.toml
index 18e6563..59d6478 100644
--- a/hooked-config/tests/parsing/with-hooks.toml
+++ b/hooked-config/tests/parsing/with-hooks.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ template = "test.sh"
 
 [[pre_commit]]
 name = "Pre Commit 1"
-noise_level = "quiet"
 command = "exit 0"
 staged = ["*.txt"]
 on_failure = "continue"
diff --git a/hooked-config/tests/serialize.rs b/hooked-config/tests/serialize.rs
index c54e276..ee847a7 100644
--- a/hooked-config/tests/serialize.rs
+++ b/hooked-config/tests/serialize.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use insta::assert_snapshot;
 fn test_serialize() {
   let pre_commit_command = PreCommit {
     name: Some("Command Test".to_string()),
-    noise_level: NoiseLevel::Quiet,
+    noise_level: None,
     on_failure: ExitAction::Continue,
     staged: vec!["*.txt".to_string()],
     task: Task {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn test_serialize() {
 
   let pre_commit_script = PreCommit {
     name: Some("Script Test".to_string()),
-    noise_level: NoiseLevel::Loud,
+    noise_level: Some(NoiseLevel::Loud),
     on_failure: ExitAction::Stop,
     staged: vec![],
     task: Task {
diff --git a/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/parsing__defaults.snap b/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/parsing__defaults.snap
index 8e397cf..7370f9d 100644
--- a/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/parsing__defaults.snap
+++ b/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/parsing__defaults.snap
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Config {
     pre_commit: [
         PreCommit {
             name: None,
-            noise_level: Standard,
+            noise_level: None,
             on_failure: Stop,
             staged: [],
             task: Task {
diff --git a/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/parsing__with-hooks.snap b/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/parsing__with-hooks.snap
index ed6cdd5..782e56d 100644
--- a/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/parsing__with-hooks.snap
+++ b/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/parsing__with-hooks.snap
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Config {
             name: Some(
                 "Pre Commit 1",
             ),
-            noise_level: Quiet,
+            noise_level: None,
             on_failure: Continue,
             staged: [
                 "*.txt",
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ Config {
             name: Some(
                 "Pre Commit 2",
             ),
-            noise_level: Loud,
+            noise_level: Some(
+                Loud,
+            ),
             on_failure: Stop,
             staged: [],
             task: Task {
diff --git a/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/serialize__serialize.snap b/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/serialize__serialize.snap
index b38a5bc..0bab86e 100644
--- a/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/serialize__serialize.snap
+++ b/hooked-config/tests/snapshots/serialize__serialize.snap
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ noise_level = 'standard'
 
 [[pre_commit]]
 name = 'Command Test'
-noise_level = 'quiet'
 on_failure = 'continue'
 staged = ['*.txt']
 command = 'exit 0'