diff --git a/mpsd-software-environment.py b/mpsd-software-environment.py
index c4fd306e49454eaebd4eadf4a510dfc41bd1c628..a9263082f8983de0778483991939bf2258eadbe3 100755
--- a/mpsd-software-environment.py
+++ b/mpsd-software-environment.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ def run(*args, counter=[0], **kwargs):
     options = ", ".join([f"{key}={value}" for key, value in kwargs.items()])
 
     # provide information about upcoming subprocess.run call
-    logging.info(f"{token} Starting subprocess.run('{command}') with options {options}")
+    logging.debug(f"{token} Starting subprocess.run('{command}') with options {options}")
     logging.debug(f"{token}   getcwd={os.getcwd()}")
     logging.debug(f"{token}   exact call: subprocess.run({arg})")