diff --git a/go/config/defaults/0-base-config.yaml b/go/config/defaults/0-base-config.yaml
index 820446664a..4c7255b4d4 100644
--- a/go/config/defaults/0-base-config.yaml
+++ b/go/config/defaults/0-base-config.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ host:
     blobArchiveURL: "" # URL for L1 blob archive service
     rpcTimeout: 15s
   log:
-    level: 4
+    level: 1
     path: sys_out # path to log file, will log to stdout when empty
   p2p:
     disableP2P: false
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ enclave:
     enableBlockValidation: false
     #genesisJSON:  # json string of L1 genesis block, used for expectation todo: still needed?
   log:
-    level: 4
+    level: 1
     path: sys_out
   rpc:
     bindAddress: "0.0.0.0:11000"
diff --git a/go/config/defaults/sim/1-env-sim.yaml b/go/config/defaults/sim/1-env-sim.yaml
index cc4254019d..3dacc6fe75 100644
--- a/go/config/defaults/sim/1-env-sim.yaml
+++ b/go/config/defaults/sim/1-env-sim.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 host:
    debug:
       enableDebugNamespace: true
+   log:
+     level: 1
+     path: ""
 enclave:
    debug:
-      enableDebugNamespace: true
\ No newline at end of file
+      enableDebugNamespace: true
+   log:
+     level: 1
+     path: ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/simulation/network/socket.go b/integration/simulation/network/socket.go
index 56732c08d6..4a6e32f619 100644
--- a/integration/simulation/network/socket.go
+++ b/integration/simulation/network/socket.go
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ func (n *networkOfSocketNodes) Create(simParams *params.SimParams, _ *stats.Stat
 		tenCfg.Host.Enclave.RPCAddresses = []string{fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", simParams.StartPort+integration.DefaultEnclaveOffset+i)}
 		tenCfg.Host.L1.WebsocketURL = fmt.Sprintf("ws://127.0.0.1:%d", simParams.StartPort+100)
 		tenCfg.Host.L1.L1BeaconUrl = beaconURL
-		tenCfg.Host.Log.Level = 4
-		tenCfg.Enclave.Log.Level = 4
+		tenCfg.Host.Log.Level = 1
+		tenCfg.Enclave.Log.Level = 1
 		tenCfg.Enclave.RPC.BindAddress = fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", simParams.StartPort+integration.DefaultEnclaveOffset+i)
 
 		// create the nodes