diff --git a/compute/vm-image-spec-bookworm.yaml b/compute/vm-image-spec-bookworm.yaml
index f63aa88da2..ec24d73242 100644
--- a/compute/vm-image-spec-bookworm.yaml
+++ b/compute/vm-image-spec-bookworm.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ commands:
   - name: local_proxy
     user: postgres
     sysvInitAction: respawn
-    shell: '/usr/local/bin/local_proxy --config-path /etc/local_proxy/config.json --pid-path /etc/local_proxy/pid --http 0.0.0.0:10432'
+    shell: 'RUST_LOG="info,proxy::serverless::sql_over_http=warn" /usr/local/bin/local_proxy --config-path /etc/local_proxy/config.json --pid-path /etc/local_proxy/pid --http 0.0.0.0:10432'
   - name: postgres-exporter
     user: nobody
     sysvInitAction: respawn
diff --git a/compute/vm-image-spec-bullseye.yaml b/compute/vm-image-spec-bullseye.yaml
index 8b3c681228..b40bdecebc 100644
--- a/compute/vm-image-spec-bullseye.yaml
+++ b/compute/vm-image-spec-bullseye.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ commands:
   - name: local_proxy
     user: postgres
     sysvInitAction: respawn
-    shell: '/usr/local/bin/local_proxy --config-path /etc/local_proxy/config.json --pid-path /etc/local_proxy/pid --http 0.0.0.0:10432'
+    shell: 'RUST_LOG="info,proxy::serverless::sql_over_http=warn" /usr/local/bin/local_proxy --config-path /etc/local_proxy/config.json --pid-path /etc/local_proxy/pid --http 0.0.0.0:10432'
   - name: postgres-exporter
     user: nobody
     sysvInitAction: respawn