diff --git a/crates/arti/src/arti-example-config.toml b/crates/arti/src/arti-example-config.toml
index 0748ef8cf..79befcd6b 100644
--- a/crates/arti/src/arti-example-config.toml
+++ b/crates/arti/src/arti-example-config.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #     trace_filter = "info,tor_proto::channel=trace"
 #
 # For more information, see https://docs.rs/tracing-subscriber/0.2.20/tracing_subscriber/filter/struct.EnvFilter.html
-#console = "debug"
+#console = "info"
 
 # As above, but specify filtering directives for sending trace messages to 
 # the journald logging system.  Empty string means not to use journald.
diff --git a/crates/arti/src/logging.rs b/crates/arti/src/logging.rs
index 8c737a0ee..57f0491c8 100644
--- a/crates/arti/src/logging.rs
+++ b/crates/arti/src/logging.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl_standard_builder! { LoggingConfig }
 /// Return a default tracing filter value for `logging.console`.
 #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_wraps)]
 fn default_console_filter() -> Option<String> {
-    Some("debug".to_owned())
+    Some("info".to_owned())
 }
 
 /// Local type alias, mostly helpful for derive_builder to DTRT
diff --git a/crates/arti/src/oldest-supported-config.toml b/crates/arti/src/oldest-supported-config.toml
index 7e7f9749c..16b5d662e 100644
--- a/crates/arti/src/oldest-supported-config.toml
+++ b/crates/arti/src/oldest-supported-config.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #     trace_filter = "info,tor_proto::channel=trace"
 #
 # For more information, see https://docs.rs/tracing-subscriber/0.2.20/tracing_subscriber/filter/struct.EnvFilter.html
-#console = "debug"
+#console = "info"
 
 # As above, but specify filtering directives for sending trace messages to 
 # the journald logging system.  Empty string means not to use journald.