diff --git a/db.go b/db.go
index bb015c06..03f99873 100644
--- a/db.go
+++ b/db.go
@@ -1423,7 +1423,11 @@ func (db *DB) execCheckpoint(mode string) (err error) {
 	if err := db.db.QueryRow(rawsql).Scan(&row[0], &row[1], &row[2]); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	db.Logger.Debug("checkpoint", "mode", mode, "result", fmt.Sprintf("%d,%d,%d", row[0], row[1], row[2]))
+	if mode == CheckpointModePassive {
+		db.Logger.Log(context.TODO(), LogLevelTrace, "checkpoint", "mode", mode, "result", fmt.Sprintf("%d,%d,%d", row[0], row[1], row[2]))
+	} else {
+		db.Logger.Debug("checkpoint", "mode", mode, "result", fmt.Sprintf("%d,%d,%d", row[0], row[1], row[2]))
+	}
 
 	// Reacquire the read lock immediately after the checkpoint.
 	if err := db.acquireReadLock(); err != nil {