diff --git a/elasticsearch/connection/base.py b/elasticsearch/connection/base.py
index 56ebb877..4995908c 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/connection/base.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/connection/base.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Connection(object):
         if body:
             body = body.decode('utf-8')
 
-        logger.info('> %s', body)
+        logger.debug('> %s', body)
 
     def _raise_error(self, status_code, raw_data):
         """ Locate appropriate exception and raise it. """