diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/ui_state.py b/selfdrive/ui/ui_state.py
index 3ac9dbea17..dab01f9245 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/ui_state.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/ui_state.py
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ class Device:
 
     if brightness != self._last_brightness:
       if self._brightness_thread is None or not self._brightness_thread.is_alive():
-        cloudlog.debug(f"setting display brightness {brightness}")
         self._brightness_thread = threading.Thread(target=HARDWARE.set_screen_brightness, args=(brightness,))
         self._brightness_thread.start()
         self._last_brightness = brightness
diff --git a/system/ui/lib/application.py b/system/ui/lib/application.py
index d3bc3d494c..f0bcdcdc6d 100644
--- a/system/ui/lib/application.py
+++ b/system/ui/lib/application.py
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class GuiApplication:
     HARDWARE.set_screen_brightness(65)
 
     self._set_log_callback()
-    rl.set_trace_log_level(rl.TraceLogLevel.LOG_ALL)
+    rl.set_trace_log_level(rl.TraceLogLevel.LOG_WARNING)
 
     flags = rl.ConfigFlags.FLAG_MSAA_4X_HINT
     if ENABLE_VSYNC: