diff --git a/src/commcare_cloud/ansible/roles/kafka/files/log4j_2.X.X.properties b/src/commcare_cloud/ansible/roles/kafka/files/log4j_2.X.X.properties
index c13f735b6c..bd15b09c08 100644
--- a/src/commcare_cloud/ansible/roles/kafka/files/log4j_2.X.X.properties
+++ b/src/commcare_cloud/ansible/roles/kafka/files/log4j_2.X.X.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-log4j.rootLogger=INFO, stdout, kafkaAppender
+log4j.rootLogger=INFO, kafkaAppender
 
 log4j.appender.stdout=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
 log4j.appender.stdout.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
@@ -71,13 +71,18 @@ log4j.additivity.kafka.request.logger=false
 log4j.logger.kafka.network.RequestChannel$=WARN, requestAppender
 log4j.additivity.kafka.network.RequestChannel$=false
 
-log4j.logger.kafka.controller=TRACE, controllerAppender
+# Change the line below to adjust KRaft mode controller logging
+log4j.logger.org.apache.kafka.controller=INFO, controllerAppender
+log4j.additivity.org.apache.kafka.controller=false
+
+# Change the line below to adjust ZK mode controller logging
+log4j.logger.kafka.controller=INFO, controllerAppender
 log4j.additivity.kafka.controller=false
 
 log4j.logger.kafka.log.LogCleaner=INFO, cleanerAppender
 log4j.additivity.kafka.log.LogCleaner=false
 
-log4j.logger.state.change.logger=TRACE, stateChangeAppender
+log4j.logger.state.change.logger=INFO, stateChangeAppender
 log4j.additivity.state.change.logger=false
 
 # Access denials are logged at INFO level, change to DEBUG to also log allowed accesses