diff --git a/engine-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/StrInterpolator.java b/engine-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/StrInterpolator.java
index 697e41709..b08d6a846 100644
--- a/engine-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/StrInterpolator.java
+++ b/engine-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/templating/StrInterpolator.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class StrInterpolator implements Function<String, String> {
 
         public Map<String,String> checkpointAccesses() {
             LinkedHashMap<String,String> accesses = new LinkedHashMap<>(this.accesses);
-            logger.info("removed template params after applying:" + accesses);
+            logger.debug("removed template params after applying:" + accesses);
             this.accesses.clear();
             return accesses;
 
diff --git a/nb-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/activityimpl/ParameterMap.java b/nb-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/activityimpl/ParameterMap.java
index 35804c187..c9713fd97 100644
--- a/nb-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/activityimpl/ParameterMap.java
+++ b/nb-api/src/main/java/io/nosqlbench/engine/api/activityimpl/ParameterMap.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public class ParameterMap extends ConcurrentHashMap<String,Object> implements Bi
     @Override
     public Object remove(Object key) {
         Object removed = super.remove(key);
-        logger.info("removing param: " + key);
+        logger.trace("removing param: " + key);
 
         markMutation();
         return removed;