diff --git a/templates/calico.go b/templates/calico.go
index 419c4358..9db4ae8c 100644
--- a/templates/calico.go
+++ b/templates/calico.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ data:
      "plugins": [
        {
          "type": "calico",
-         "log_level": "info",
+         "log_level": "WARNING",
          "datastore_type": "kubernetes",
          "nodename": "__KUBERNETES_NODE_NAME__",
          "mtu": 1500,
@@ -201,9 +201,15 @@ spec:
             # Use Kubernetes API as the backing datastore.
             - name: DATASTORE_TYPE
               value: "kubernetes"
-            # Enable felix info logging.
+            # Disable felix logging to file
+            - name: FELIX_LOGFILEPATH
+              value: "none"
+            # Disable felix logging for syslog
+            - name: FELIX_LOGSEVERITYSYS
+              value: ""
+            # Enable felix logging to stdout
             - name: FELIX_LOGSEVERITYSCREEN
-              value: "info"
+              value: "Warning"
             # Cluster type to identify the deployment type
             - name: CLUSTER_TYPE
               value: "k8s,bgp"
diff --git a/templates/canal.go b/templates/canal.go
index 5b4b1a0e..1205d8ca 100644
--- a/templates/canal.go
+++ b/templates/canal.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ data:
       "plugins": [
         {
           "type": "calico",
-          "log_level": "info",
+          "log_level": "WARNING",
           "datastore_type": "kubernetes",
           "nodename": "__KUBERNETES_NODE_NAME__",
           "ipam": {
@@ -259,9 +259,15 @@ spec:
             # Use Kubernetes API as the backing datastore.
             - name: DATASTORE_TYPE
               value: "kubernetes"
-            # Enable felix logging.
+            # Disable felix logging to file
+            - name: FELIX_LOGFILEPATH
+              value: "none"
+            # Disable felix logging for syslog
             - name: FELIX_LOGSEVERITYSYS
-              value: "info"
+              value: ""
+            # Enable felix logging to stdout
+            - name: FELIX_LOGSEVERITYSCREEN
+              value: "Warning"
             # Don't enable BGP.
             - name: CALICO_NETWORKING_BACKEND
               value: "none"