diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
index 603a2b94d05..f20d0c542f3 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/logical.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ CreateDecodingContext(XLogRecPtr start_lsn,
 
 	ctx->reorder->output_rewrites = ctx->options.receive_rewrites;
 
-	ereport(LOG,
+	ereport(DEBUG1,
 			(errmsg("starting logical decoding for slot \"%s\"",
 					NameStr(slot->data.name)),
 			 errdetail("Streaming transactions committing after %X/%08X, reading WAL from %X/%08X.",
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
index 37f0c6028bd..b4269a3b102 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/logical/snapbuild.c
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 		builder->state = SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT;
 		builder->next_phase_at = InvalidTransactionId;
 
-		ereport(LOG,
+		ereport(DEBUG1,
 				errmsg("logical decoding found consistent point at %X/%08X",
 					   LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(lsn)),
 				errdetail("There are no running transactions."));
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ SnapBuildFindSnapshot(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn, xl_running_xacts *runn
 		builder->state = SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT;
 		builder->next_phase_at = InvalidTransactionId;
 
-		ereport(LOG,
+		ereport(DEBUG1,
 				errmsg("logical decoding found consistent point at %X/%08X",
 					   LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(lsn)),
 				errdetail("There are no old transactions anymore."));
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ SnapBuildRestore(SnapBuild *builder, XLogRecPtr lsn)
 
 	Assert(builder->state == SNAPBUILD_CONSISTENT);
 
-	ereport(LOG,
+	ereport(DEBUG1,
 			errmsg("logical decoding found consistent point at %X/%08X",
 				   LSN_FORMAT_ARGS(lsn)),
 			errdetail("Logical decoding will begin using saved snapshot."));
diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/038_save_logical_slots_shutdown.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/038_save_logical_slots_shutdown.pl
index c0392d50460..05aa78b4bc7 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/t/038_save_logical_slots_shutdown.pl
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/038_save_logical_slots_shutdown.pl
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ $node_publisher->append_conf(
 	'postgresql.conf', q{
 checkpoint_timeout = 1h
 autovacuum = off
+log_min_messages = 'debug1'
 });
 $node_publisher->start;