diff --git a/patroni/__init__.py b/patroni/__init__.py
index 2addc264..34c7d84e 100644
--- a/patroni/__init__.py
+++ b/patroni/__init__.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Patroni(object):
 
 
 def main():
-    logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s', level=logging.DEBUG)
+    logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
     logging.getLogger('requests').setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     setup_signal_handlers()