diff --git a/falco.yaml b/falco.yaml
index 6fb19538..276fe251 100644
--- a/falco.yaml
+++ b/falco.yaml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ buffered_outputs: false
 # full and system calls have been dropped, it can take one or more of
 # the following actions:
 #   - ignore: do nothing (default when list of actions is empty)
-#   - log: log a CRITICAL message noting that the buffer was full
+#   - log: log a DEBUG message noting that the buffer was full
 #   - alert: emit a Falco alert noting that the buffer was full
 #   - exit: exit Falco with a non-zero rc
 #
diff --git a/test/confs/drops_log.yaml b/test/confs/drops_log.yaml
index 0e5df214..93908c4d 100644
--- a/test/confs/drops_log.yaml
+++ b/test/confs/drops_log.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ stdout_output:
   enabled: true
 
 log_stderr: true
+
+log_level: debug
diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
index fe8b73ac..5c0609c4 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ uint64_t do_inspect(falco_engine *engine,
 	sdropmgr.init(inspector,
 		      outputs,
 		      config.m_syscall_evt_drop_actions,
-			  config.m_syscall_evt_drop_threshold,
+		      config.m_syscall_evt_drop_threshold,
 		      config.m_syscall_evt_drop_rate,
 		      config.m_syscall_evt_drop_max_burst,
 		      config.m_syscall_evt_simulate_drops);