diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/gms/FailureDetector.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/gms/FailureDetector.java
index 8aad4723b7..b89508268a 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/gms/FailureDetector.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/gms/FailureDetector.java
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class ArrivalWindow
             }
             else
             {
-                logger.debug("Ignoring interval time of {}ns for {}", interArrivalTime, ep);
+                logger.trace("Ignoring interval time of {}ns for {}", interArrivalTime, ep);
             }
         }
         else