diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/AbstractLogService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/AbstractLogService.java
index fefc5a5d0..53062fdc8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/AbstractLogService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/AbstractLogService.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  */
 public abstract class AbstractLogService extends AbstractService implements LogService {
 
-	private int currentLevel = System.getenv("DEBUG") == null ? WARN : DEBUG;
+	private int currentLevel = System.getenv("DEBUG") == null ? INFO : DEBUG;
 
 	private Map<String, Integer> classAndPackageLevels =
 		new HashMap<String, Integer>();
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public AbstractLogService() {
 
 		if (getLevel() == 0) {
 			// use the default, which is WARN unless the DEBUG env. variable is set
-			setLevel(System.getenv("DEBUG") == null ? WARN : DEBUG);
+			setLevel(System.getenv("DEBUG") == null ? INFO : DEBUG);
 		}
 
 		// populate custom class- and package-specific log level properties
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/platform/DefaultPlatformService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/platform/DefaultPlatformService.java
index 446c4c9a9..9eae1470b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/platform/DefaultPlatformService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/platform/DefaultPlatformService.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public void initialize() {
 			log.debug("Configuring platform: " + platform.getClass().getName());
 			platform.configure(this);
 		}
-		if (platforms.size() == 0) log.info("No platforms to configure.");
+		if (platforms.size() == 0) log.debug("No platforms to configure.");
 	}
 
 	// -- Disposable methods --
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/AbstractSingletonService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/AbstractSingletonService.java
index 3d5b013c4..d965238a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/AbstractSingletonService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/AbstractSingletonService.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ private synchronized void initInstances() {
 			map.put(ptClass, plugin);
 		}
 
-		log.info("Found " + list.size() + " " + getPluginType().getSimpleName() +
+		log.debug("Found " + list.size() + " " + getPluginType().getSimpleName() +
 			" plugins.");
 
 		instanceMap = map;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/AbstractWrapperService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/AbstractWrapperService.java
index 89a4756bc..964916608 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/AbstractWrapperService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/AbstractWrapperService.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public <D extends DT> PT create(final D data) {
 	@Override
 	public void initialize() {
 		if (log != null) {
-			log.info("Found " + getPlugins().size() + " " +
+			log.debug("Found " + getPlugins().size() + " " +
 				getPluginType().getSimpleName() + " plugins.");
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/DefaultPluginService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/DefaultPluginService.java
index db1048a86..74e26aa25 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/DefaultPluginService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/plugin/DefaultPluginService.java
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public <PT extends SciJavaPlugin> List<PT> createInstances(
 	public void initialize() {
 		pluginIndex = context().getPluginIndex();
 
-		log.info("Found " + pluginIndex.size() + " plugins.");
+		log.debug("Found " + pluginIndex.size() + " plugins.");
 		if (log.isDebug()) {
 			for (final PluginInfo<?> info : pluginIndex) {
 				log.debug("- " + info);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/script/ScriptFinder.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/script/ScriptFinder.java
index 528b6b4d4..43715545d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/script/ScriptFinder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/script/ScriptFinder.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public void findScripts(final List<ScriptInfo> scripts) {
 		final HashSet<File> scriptFiles = new HashSet<File>();
 		for (final File directory : directories) {
 			if (!directory.exists()) {
-				log.warn("Ignoring non-existent scripts directory: " +
+				log.debug("Ignoring non-existent scripts directory: " +
 					directory.getAbsolutePath());
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public void findScripts(final List<ScriptInfo> scripts) {
 				discoverScripts(scripts, scriptFiles, directory, menuPath);
 		}
 
-		log.info("Found " + scriptCount + " scripts");
+		log.debug("Found " + scriptCount + " scripts");
 	}
 
 	// -- Helper methods --
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/ui/DefaultUIService.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/ui/DefaultUIService.java
index d66eeed95..ac576b86f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/ui/DefaultUIService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/ui/DefaultUIService.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public void showUI(final String name) {
 
 	@Override
 	public void showUI(final UserInterface ui) {
-		log.info("Launching user interface: " + ui.getClass().getName());
+		log.debug("Launching user interface: " + ui.getClass().getName());
 		ui.show();
 		// NB: Also show all the current displays.
 		for (final Display<?> display : displayService.getDisplays()) {
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ private synchronized void discoverUIs() {
 			// instantiate user interface
 			final UserInterface ui = pluginService.createInstance(info);
 			if (ui == null) continue;
-			log.info("Discovered user interface: " + ui.getClass().getName());
+			log.debug("Discovered user interface: " + ui.getClass().getName());
 			addUserInterface(info.getName(), ui);
 		}