diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 3710c06..1185306 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
-	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/fogfish/logger/v3/internal/trie"
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ type modTrieHandler struct {
 	trie *trie.Node
 }
 
-func (h *modTrieHandler) Enabled(context.Context, slog.Level) bool { return true }
+func (h *modTrieHandler) Enabled(ctx context.Context, level slog.Level) bool {
+	// For module-based filtering, we need to allow the handler to process the record
+	// and make the filtering decision in Handle() where we have access to the source path
+	return true
+}
 
 func (h *modTrieHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
 	if r.PC == 0 {
@@ -65,15 +69,21 @@ func (h *modTrieHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
 	fs := runtime.CallersFrames([]uintptr{r.PC})
 	f, _ := fs.Next()
 
-	parts := strings.Split(f.File, "go/src/")
-	path := parts[0]
-	if len(parts) > 1 {
-		path = parts[1]
-	}
-
+	path := filepath.Dir(f.Function)
 	_, n := h.trie.Lookup(path)
 
-	if len(n.Path) != 0 && n.Level <= r.Level {
+	// If a specific module rule is found, use that rule
+	if len(n.Path) != 0 {
+		if n.Level <= r.Level {
+			return h.Handler.Handle(ctx, r)
+		}
+		// Module rule found but level doesn't match, don't log
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// No specific module rule found, fall back to default handler behavior
+	// But we need to check if the underlying handler would accept this level
+	if h.Handler.Enabled(ctx, r.Level) {
 		return h.Handler.Handle(ctx, r)
 	}
 
@@ -135,6 +145,11 @@ func (h *stdioHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, r slog.Record) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// If attrs is nil, it means the message was filtered out
+	if attrs == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	time := attrs["time"]
 
 	level := attrs["level"]
@@ -176,6 +191,11 @@ func (h *stdioHandler) computeAttrs(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// If buffer is empty, it means the message was filtered out by modTrieHandler
+	if h.b.Len() == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	var attrs map[string]any
 	err := json.Unmarshal(h.b.Bytes(), &attrs)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/logger_test.go
index e8aaf86..49beaf0 100644
--- a/logger_test.go
+++ b/logger_test.go
@@ -128,3 +128,82 @@ func TestJSONLogger(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestStdioLoggerWithTrie(t *testing.T) {
+	b := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	log := slog.New(NewStdioHandler(
+		WithWriter(b),
+		WithLogLevel(INFO), // Default level is INFO
+		WithLogLevelForMod(map[string]slog.Level{
+			"github.com/fogfish/logger": ERROR, // Only allow ERROR and above for this specific module
+		}),
+	))
+
+	t.Run("FilteredByModuleRule", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer b.Reset()
+
+		// This should be filtered out because logger module has ERROR level requirement
+		log.Info("this info message should be filtered by module rule")
+		txt := b.String()
+		// Buffer should be empty since message was filtered
+		if txt != "" {
+			t.Errorf("expected empty buffer, got: %s", txt)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("AllowedByModuleRule", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer b.Reset()
+
+		// This should pass through because it meets the module's ERROR requirement
+		log.Error("this error message should appear due to module rule")
+		txt := b.String()
+		if !strings.Contains(txt, "ERR") ||
+			!strings.Contains(txt, "this error message should appear due to module rule") {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected log line %s", txt)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("DefaultBehaviorForUnspecifiedModule", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer b.Reset()
+
+		// Test needs to simulate logging from a different module path
+		// Since we can't easily change the source path in tests, let's create
+		// a logger that doesn't match any trie rules
+		logOther := slog.New(NewStdioHandler(
+			WithWriter(b),
+			WithLogLevel(INFO), // Default level is INFO
+			WithLogLevelForMod(map[string]slog.Level{
+				"some/other/module": ERROR, // Rule for a different module
+			}),
+		))
+
+		// This should pass through because no specific rule exists and it meets default INFO level
+		logOther.Info("this info message should appear due to default level")
+		txt := b.String()
+		if !strings.Contains(txt, "INF") ||
+			!strings.Contains(txt, "this info message should appear due to default level") {
+			t.Errorf("expected info message to appear with default behavior, got: %s", txt)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("FilteredByDefaultLevel", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer b.Reset()
+
+		// Test with a logger that has higher default level
+		logStrict := slog.New(NewStdioHandler(
+			WithWriter(b),
+			WithLogLevel(ERROR), // Default level is ERROR
+			WithLogLevelForMod(map[string]slog.Level{
+				"some/other/module": DEBUG, // Rule for a different module (not this one)
+			}),
+		))
+
+		// This should be filtered out because it doesn't meet default ERROR level
+		logStrict.Info("this info message should be filtered by default level")
+		txt := b.String()
+		// Buffer should be empty since message was filtered by default level
+		if txt != "" {
+			t.Errorf("expected empty buffer due to default level filtering, got: %s", txt)
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/options.go b/options.go
index 9acecfc..ae6f1ac 100644
--- a/options.go
+++ b/options.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var (
 	Console = []Option{
 		func(o *opts) { o.attributes = append(o.attributes, attrLogLevel7Shorten(true)) },
 		WithTimeFormat("[15:04:05.000]"),
-		WithLogLevel(INFO),
+		WithLogLevel(NOTICE),
 		WithLogLevelFromEnv(),
 		WithSourceShorten(),
 		WithLogLevelForModFromEnv(),