diff --git a/pkg/model/components/kindnet.go b/pkg/model/components/kindnet.go
index 556c3bfe6a9f1..5139635084199 100644
--- a/pkg/model/components/kindnet.go
+++ b/pkg/model/components/kindnet.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (b *KindnetOptionsBuilder) BuildOptions(o *kops.Cluster) error {
 	}
 
 	if c.LogLevel == nil {
-		c.LogLevel = fi.PtrTo(int32(2))
+		c.LogLevel = fi.PtrTo(int32(4))
 	}
 
 	return nil