diff --git a/plane/src/drone/backend_manager.rs b/plane/src/drone/backend_manager.rs
index 0ee1f952..0292f91e 100644
--- a/plane/src/drone/backend_manager.rs
+++ b/plane/src/drone/backend_manager.rs
@@ -153,12 +153,12 @@ impl BackendManager {
                 let runtime = self.runtime.clone();
                 let backend_id = self.backend_id.clone();
                 StepStatusResult::future_status(async move {
-                    tracing::info!(%backend_id, "preparing...");
+                    tracing::debug!(%backend_id, "preparing...");
                     if let Err(err) = runtime.prepare(&executor_config).await {
                         tracing::error!(?err, %backend_id, "failed to prepare");
                         state.to_terminated(None)
                     } else {
-                        tracing::info!(%backend_id, "done preparing...");
+                        tracing::debug!(%backend_id, "done preparing...");
                         state.to_starting()
                     }
                 })
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ impl BackendManager {
     pub fn set_state(self: &Arc<Self>, state: BackendState) {
         let mut lock = self.state.lock().expect("State lock is poisoned");
 
-        tracing::info!(
+        tracing::debug!(
             backend_id = self.backend_id.as_value(),
             state = state.as_value(),
             "Updating backend state"
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl BackendManager {
             .expect("State lock is poisoned")
             .state
             .clone();
-        tracing::info!(
+        tracing::debug!(
             backend_id = self.backend_id.as_value(),
             state = state.as_value(),
             "Marking backend as terminated"
diff --git a/plane/src/drone/executor.rs b/plane/src/drone/executor.rs
index 0b14d994..0c507864 100644
--- a/plane/src/drone/executor.rs
+++ b/plane/src/drone/executor.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl Executor {
                 let mut events = docker.events();
                 while let Some(event) = events.next().await {
                     if let Some((_, manager)) = backends.remove(&event.backend_id) {
-                        tracing::info!(
+                        tracing::debug!(
                             backend_id = event.backend_id.as_value(),
                             exit_code = event.exit_code.unwrap_or(-1),
                             "Backend terminated.",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl Executor {
                     }
                 }
 
-                tracing::info!("Backend event listener stopped.");
+                tracing::debug!("Backend event listener stopped.");
             })
         };
 
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ impl Executor {
                     key.clone(),
                     static_token.clone(),
                 );
-                tracing::info!(backend_id = backend_id.as_value(), "Inserting backend.");
+                tracing::debug!(backend_id = backend_id.as_value(), "Inserting backend.");
                 self.backends.insert(backend_id.clone(), manager);
             }
             BackendAction::Terminate { kind, reason } => {
-                tracing::info!("Terminating backend {}.", backend_id);
+                tracing::debug!("Terminating backend {}.", backend_id);
 
                 let manager = {
                     // We need to be careful here not to hold the lock when we call terminate, or
diff --git a/plane/src/drone/mod.rs b/plane/src/drone/mod.rs
index f768d111..893d8600 100644
--- a/plane/src/drone/mod.rs
+++ b/plane/src/drone/mod.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pub async fn drone_loop(
             }
             MessageToDrone::RenewKeyResponse(renew_key_response) => {
                 let RenewKeyResponse { backend, deadlines } = renew_key_response;
-                tracing::info!(
+                tracing::debug!(
                     backend_id = backend.as_value(),
                     deadlines = deadlines.as_value(),
                     "Received key renewal response."
diff --git a/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/commands.rs b/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/commands.rs
index 0af5e26b..3c96a6af 100644
--- a/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/commands.rs
+++ b/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/commands.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub async fn pull_image(
     force: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     if !force && image_exists(docker, image).await? {
-        tracing::info!(image, "Skipping image that already exists.");
+        tracing::debug!(image, "Skipping image that already exists.");
         return Ok(());
     }
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub async fn pull_image(
         }
     }
 
-    tracing::info!(?image, "Pulled image.");
+    tracing::debug!(?image, "Pulled image.");
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/metrics.rs b/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/metrics.rs
index b59d4454..3cbff206 100644
--- a/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/metrics.rs
+++ b/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/metrics.rs
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ fn metrics_message_from_container_stats(
         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("No memory limit found in stats."))?;
 
     let Some(total_system_cpu_used) = stats.cpu_stats.system_cpu_usage else {
-        tracing::info!("No system cpu usage found in stats (normal on first stats event).");
+        tracing::debug!("No system cpu usage found in stats (normal on first stats event).");
         return Ok(None);
     };
     let Some(prev_total_system_cpu_used) = stats.precpu_stats.system_cpu_usage else {
-        tracing::info!(
+        tracing::debug!(
             "No previous system cpu usage found in stats (normal on first stats event)."
         );
         return Ok(None);
diff --git a/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/mod.rs b/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/mod.rs
index 98fd6a12..721e832f 100644
--- a/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/mod.rs
+++ b/plane/src/drone/runtime/docker/mod.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async fn events_loop(
             Ok(e) => e,
         };
 
-        tracing::info!(event=?e, "Received event");
+        tracing::debug!(event=?e, "Received event");
 
         let Some(actor) = &e.actor else {
             tracing::warn!("Received event without actor.");
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ async fn events_loop(
         };
 
         if e.action.as_deref() == Some("start") {
-            tracing::info!(?backend_id, "Received start event.");
+            tracing::debug!(?backend_id, "Received start event.");
 
             let docker = docker.clone();
             let metrics_callback = metrics_callback.clone();
-            tracing::info!(%backend_id, "Spawning metrics loop.");
+            tracing::debug!(%backend_id, "Spawning metrics loop.");
             tokio::spawn(async move {
                 metrics_loop(backend_id, docker, metrics_callback).await;
             });
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ async fn events_loop(
         let exit_code = attributes.get("exitCode");
         let exit_code = exit_code.and_then(|s| s.parse::<i32>().ok());
 
-        tracing::info!(
+        tracing::debug!(
             exit_code,
             backend_id = backend_id.as_value(),
             "Received exit code"