diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/logging/LogInitializer.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/logging/LogInitializer.java
index 76ea0fc8f0a0c6edcd9e0e25e4a103cb5cba2640..b4961a928bb26dc6b16e3109c4f6f483bf29b167 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/logging/LogInitializer.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/logging/LogInitializer.java
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ public class LogInitializer
             if (logFile.exists())
             {
                 configureFromFile(logFile);
-                Logger.getRootLogger().setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
                 finishInit();
                 return;
             }
@@ -165,13 +164,11 @@ public class LogInitializer
             if (url != null)
             {
                 configureFromURL(url);
-                Logger.getRootLogger().setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
                 finishInit();
                 return;
             }
         }
         BasicConfigurator.configure();
-        Logger.getRootLogger().setLevel(Level.DEBUG);
         finishInit();
     }
 }
diff --git a/openbis/etc/log.xml b/openbis/etc/log.xml
index c437339ded6a0516430f8b148c172fccb4ec73f3..5173b2c5d33f41e07c9c76884a0577d52050fd42 100644
--- a/openbis/etc/log.xml
+++ b/openbis/etc/log.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   -->
 
   <root>
-    <priority value="info" />
+    <priority value="debug" />
     <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
   </root>