diff --git a/sambacc/config.py b/sambacc/config.py
index bbb38f9..0ec0a48 100644
--- a/sambacc/config.py
+++ b/sambacc/config.py
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ def ctdb_config(self) -> dict[str, str]:
         ctdb.setdefault("cluster_meta_uri", CLUSTER_META_JSON)
         ctdb.setdefault("nodes_path", CTDB_NODES_PATH)
         ctdb.setdefault("recovery_lock", CTDB_RECLOCK)
-        ctdb.setdefault("log_level", "DEBUG")
-        ctdb.setdefault("script_log_level", "DEBUG")
+        ctdb.setdefault("log_level", "NOTICE")
+        ctdb.setdefault("script_log_level", "ERROR")
         ctdb.setdefault("realtime_scheduling", "false")
         # this whole thing really needs to be turned into a real object type
         ctdb.setdefault("public_addresses", [])
diff --git a/tests/test_ctdb.py b/tests/test_ctdb.py
index a151e29..61247c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_ctdb.py
+++ b/tests/test_ctdb.py
@@ -438,7 +438,8 @@ def test_ensure_ctdb_conf(tmpdir):
     ctdb.ensure_ctdb_conf(iconfig=cfg.get("ctdb1"), path=path)
     with open(path, "r") as fh:
         data = fh.read()
-    assert "DEBUG" in data
+    assert "NOTICE" in data
+    assert "ERROR" in data
     assert "/var/lib/ctdb/shared/RECOVERY" in data