diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionsMessageProcessor.java b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionsMessageProcessor.java
index 0cd4f6ce3a..1200ad29cc 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionsMessageProcessor.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/ethereum/eth/transactions/TransactionsMessageProcessor.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class TransactionsMessageProcessor {
   void processTransactionsMessage(
       final EthPeer peer, final TransactionsMessage transactionsMessage) {
     try {
-      LOG.debug("Received transactions message from {}", peer);
+      LOG.trace("Received transactions message from {}", peer);
 
       final Iterator<Transaction> readTransactions =
           transactionsMessage.transactions(Transaction::readFrom);