diff --git a/docker/default_config.ini b/docker/default_config.ini
index a10d1da4..160a1484 100644
--- a/docker/default_config.ini
+++ b/docker/default_config.ini
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ appenders=stderr
 
 # route messages sent to the "p2p" logger to the p2p appender declared above
 [logger.p2p]
-level=debug
+level=info
 appenders=p2p
 
diff --git a/programs/debug_node/main.cpp b/programs/debug_node/main.cpp
index 4b89c199..7c3d358a 100644
--- a/programs/debug_node/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/debug_node/main.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void write_default_logging_config_to_stream(std::ostream& out)
           "appenders=stderr\n\n"
           "# route messages sent to the \"p2p\" logger to the p2p appender declared above\n"
           "[logger.p2p]\n"
-          "level=debug\n"
+          "level=info\n"
           "appenders=p2p\n\n";
 }
 
diff --git a/programs/delayed_node/main.cpp b/programs/delayed_node/main.cpp
index 430fcfa3..74cd8fc3 100644
--- a/programs/delayed_node/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/delayed_node/main.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ void write_default_logging_config_to_stream(std::ostream& out)
           "appenders=stderr\n\n"
           "# route messages sent to the \"p2p\" logger to the p2p appender declared above\n"
           "[logger.p2p]\n"
-          "level=debug\n"
+          "level=info\n"
           "appenders=p2p\n\n";
 }
 
diff --git a/programs/witness_node/main.cpp b/programs/witness_node/main.cpp
index 258a46c8..ce488353 100644
--- a/programs/witness_node/main.cpp
+++ b/programs/witness_node/main.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void write_default_logging_config_to_stream(std::ostream& out)
           "appenders=stderr\n\n"
           "# route messages sent to the \"p2p\" logger to the p2p appender declared above\n"
           "[logger.p2p]\n"
-          "level=debug\n"
+          "level=info\n"
           "appenders=p2p\n\n";
 }