diff --git a/services/sync/modules/engines.js b/services/sync/modules/engines.js
index d48e975e44a8..8e79136f02f5 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/engines.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/engines.js
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Engine.prototype = {
         return "Total (ms): " + sums.sort(order).join(", ");
       };
 
-      this._log.info(stats);
+      this._log.debug(stats);
     }
   },
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ SyncEngine.prototype = {
   // Any setup that needs to happen at the beginning of each sync.
   // Makes sure crypto records and keys are all set-up
   _syncStartup: function SyncEngine__syncStartup() {
-    this._log.debug("Ensuring server crypto records are there");
+    this._log.trace("Ensuring server crypto records are there");
 
     // Try getting/unwrapping the crypto record
     let meta = CryptoMetas.get(this.cryptoMetaURL);
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ SyncEngine.prototype = {
     // NOTE: we use a backdoor (of sorts) to the tracker so it
     // won't save to disk this list over and over
     if (!this.lastSync) {
-      this._log.info("First sync, uploading all items");
+      this._log.debug("First sync, uploading all items");
       this._tracker.clearChangedIDs();
       [i for (i in this._store.getAllIDs())]
         .forEach(function(id) this._tracker.changedIDs[id] = true, this);
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ SyncEngine.prototype = {
 
   // Generate outgoing records
   _processIncoming: function SyncEngine__processIncoming() {
-    this._log.debug("Downloading & applying server changes");
+    this._log.trace("Downloading & applying server changes");
 
     // Figure out how many total items to fetch this sync; do less on mobile
     let fetchNum = 1500;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ SyncEngine.prototype = {
   _uploadOutgoing: function SyncEngine__uploadOutgoing() {
     let outnum = [i for (i in this._tracker.changedIDs)].length;
     if (outnum) {
-      this._log.debug("Preparing " + outnum + " outgoing records");
+      this._log.trace("Preparing " + outnum + " outgoing records");
 
       // collection we'll upload
       let up = new Collection(this.engineURL);
diff --git a/services/sync/modules/resource.js b/services/sync/modules/resource.js
index 8346583e9270..f84804e2dc72 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/resource.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/resource.js
@@ -235,23 +235,15 @@ Resource.prototype = {
       status = channel.responseStatus;
       success = channel.requestSucceeded;
 
-      if (success) {
-        this._log.debug(action + " success: " + status);
-        if (this._log.level <= Log4Moz.Level.Trace)
-          this._log.trace(action + " Body: " + this._data);
-      }
-      else {
-        let log = "debug";
-        let mesg = action + " fail: " + status;
-
-        // Only log the full response body (may be HTML) when Trace logging
-        if (this._log.level <= Log4Moz.Level.Trace) {
-          log = "trace";
-          mesg += " " + this._data;
-        }
-
-        this._log[log](mesg);
-      }
+      // Log the status of the request
+      let mesg = [action, success ? "success" : "fail", status,
+        channel.URI.spec].join(" ");
+      if (mesg.length > 200)
+        mesg = mesg.substr(0, 200) + "…";
+      this._log.debug(mesg);
+      // Additionally give the full response body when Trace logging
+      if (this._log.level <= Log4Moz.Level.Trace)
+        this._log.trace(action + " body: " + this._data);
 
       // this is a server-side safety valve to allow slowing down clients without hurting performance
       if (headers["X-Weave-Backoff"])
@@ -314,19 +306,8 @@ function ChannelListener(onComplete, onProgress, logger) {
 }
 ChannelListener.prototype = {
   onStartRequest: function Channel_onStartRequest(channel) {
-    // XXX Bug 482179 Some reason xpconnect makes |channel| only nsIRequest
     channel.QueryInterface(Ci.nsIHttpChannel);
-
-    let log = "trace";
-    let mesg = channel.requestMethod + " request for " + channel.URI.spec;
-    // Only log a part of the uri for logs higher than trace
-    if (this._log.level > Log4Moz.Level.Trace) {
-      log = "debug";
-      if (mesg.length > 200)
-        mesg = mesg.substr(0, 200) + "...";
-    }
-    this._log[log](mesg);
-
+    this._log.trace(channel.requestMethod + " " + channel.URI.spec);
     this._data = '';
   },
 
diff --git a/services/sync/modules/service.js b/services/sync/modules/service.js
index 67514d6c1f29..3dc6bb826b25 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/service.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/service.js
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ WeaveSvc.prototype = {
       return;
     }
 
-    this._log.debug("Next sync in " + Math.ceil(interval / 1000) + " sec.");
+    this._log.trace("Next sync in " + Math.ceil(interval / 1000) + " sec.");
     Utils.delay(function() this.syncOnIdle(), interval, this, "_syncTimer");
 
     // Save the next sync time in-case sync is disabled (logout/offline/etc.)
diff --git a/services/sync/modules/util.js b/services/sync/modules/util.js
index 6c94b6f1584a..a9dcceeb3b54 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/util.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/util.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ let Utils = {
       let thisArg = this;
       let notify = function(state) {
         let mesg = prefix + name + ":" + state;
-        thisArg._log.debug("Event: " + mesg);
+        thisArg._log.trace("Event: " + mesg);
         Observers.notify(mesg, subject);
       };
 
diff --git a/services/sync/services-sync.js b/services/sync/services-sync.js
index 70bc93034d28..9ce1764384fd 100644
--- a/services/sync/services-sync.js
+++ b/services/sync/services-sync.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pref("extensions.weave.engine.tabs.filteredUrls", "^(about:blank|chrome://weave/
 pref("extensions.weave.log.appender.console", "Warn");
 pref("extensions.weave.log.appender.dump", "Error");
 pref("extensions.weave.log.appender.debugLog", "Trace");
-pref("extensions.weave.log.rootLogger", "Trace");
+pref("extensions.weave.log.rootLogger", "Debug");
 pref("extensions.weave.log.logger.service.main", "Debug");
 pref("extensions.weave.log.logger.authenticator", "Debug");
 pref("extensions.weave.log.logger.network.resources", "Debug");