diff --git a/logging_sink.go b/logging_sink.go
index b4c35f4..135a9cf 100644
--- a/logging_sink.go
+++ b/logging_sink.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func (s *loggingSink) log(name, typ string, value float64) {
 	}
 	enc.Encode(logLine{
 		Message:   fmt.Sprintf("flushing %s", typ),
-		Level:     "info",
+		Level:     "debug",
 		Timestamp: sec,
 		Logger:    "gostats.loggingsink",
 		JSON:      kv,
diff --git a/logging_sink_test.go b/logging_sink_test.go
index 736baf3..36acfc1 100644
--- a/logging_sink_test.go
+++ b/logging_sink_test.go
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ func Example_flushCounter() {
 	l := &loggingSink{writer: os.Stdout, now: foreverNow}
 	l.FlushCounter("counterName", 420)
 	// Output:
-	// {"level":"info","ts":1640995200.000000,"logger":"gostats.loggingsink","msg":"flushing counter","json":{"name":"counterName","type":"counter","value":"420.000000"}}
+	// {"level":"debug","ts":1640995200.000000,"logger":"gostats.loggingsink","msg":"flushing counter","json":{"name":"counterName","type":"counter","value":"420.000000"}}
 }