diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 848e100b02..43281dee2c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ endif()
 
 # Log level (MIN_LOG_LEVEL in log.h)
 if("${MIN_LOG_LEVEL}" MATCHES "^$")
-  message(STATUS "MIN_LOG_LEVEL not specified, default is 0 (DEBUG)")
+  message(STATUS "MIN_LOG_LEVEL not specified, default is 1 (INFO)")
 else()
   if(NOT MIN_LOG_LEVEL MATCHES "^[0-3]$")
     message(FATAL_ERROR "invalid MIN_LOG_LEVEL: " ${MIN_LOG_LEVEL})
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index e27b8e1b88..0de9174adf 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ configuration:
 - MINGW_64-gcov
 init:
 - ps: |
-    # For pull requests, skip some build configurations to save time.
+    # Pull requests: skip some build configurations to save time.
     if ($env:APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_COMMIT -and $env:CONFIGURATION -match '^(MSVC_64|MINGW_32|MINGW_64-gcov)$') {
       $env:APPVEYOR_CACHE_SKIP_SAVE = "true"
       Exit-AppVeyorBuild
diff --git a/ci/build.ps1 b/ci/build.ps1
index cbe300cc28..4c47ac1c51 100644
--- a/ci/build.ps1
+++ b/ci/build.ps1
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'stop'
 Set-PSDebug -Strict -Trace 1
 
+$isPullRequest = ($env:APPVEYOR_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_COMMIT -ne $null)
 $env:CONFIGURATION -match '^(?<compiler>\w+)_(?<bits>32|64)(?:-(?<option>\w+))?$'
 $compiler = $Matches.compiler
 $compileOption = $Matches.option
 $bits = $Matches.bits
-$cmakeBuildType = 'RelWithDebInfo'
+$cmakeBuildType = $(if ($env:CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE -ne $null) {$env:CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} else {'RelWithDebInfo'});
 $buildDir = [System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath("$(pwd)")
 $depsCmakeVars = @{
   CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE = $cmakeBuildType;