diff --git a/src/ert/logging/logger.conf b/src/ert/logging/logger.conf
index 17b1d2a2edc..78bf5953567 100644
--- a/src/ert/logging/logger.conf
+++ b/src/ert/logging/logger.conf
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ handlers:
     (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler
     use_log_dir_from_env: true
   websocketsfile:
-    level: DEBUG
+    level: INFO
     formatter: simple_with_threading
     filename: websockets-log.txt
     (): ert.logging.TimestampedFileHandler