diff --git a/dist/tools/pyterm/pyterm.py b/dist/tools/pyterm/pyterm.py
index 1e3c5d1ca5..ce3beb61f1 100755
--- a/dist/tools/pyterm/pyterm.py
+++ b/dist/tools/pyterm/pyterm.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class SerCmd(cmd.Cmd):
 
         # create logger
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('')
-        self.logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        self.logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
         # add formatter to ch
         ch.setFormatter(formatter)