diff --git a/hack/lib/logging.sh b/hack/lib/logging.sh
index ac44d0d44a2..8a175b3af4e 100644
--- a/hack/lib/logging.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/logging.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # Controls verbosity of the script output and logging.
-KUBE_VERBOSE="${KUBE_VERBOSE:-5}"
+KUBE_VERBOSE="${KUBE_VERBOSE:-2}"
 
 # Handler for when we exit automatically on an error.
 # Borrowed from https://gist.github.com/ahendrix/7030300