diff --git a/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml b/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
index 726075348b..85db91d764 100644
--- a/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
+++ b/templates/master/01-master-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ contents: |
   Type=notify
   ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir --parents /etc/kubernetes/manifests
   ExecStartPre=/bin/rm -f /var/lib/kubelet/cpu_manager_state
-  Environment="KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL=4"
+  Environment="KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL=3"
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/os-release
   EnvironmentFile=-/etc/kubernetes/kubelet-workaround
   EnvironmentFile=-/etc/kubernetes/kubelet-env
diff --git a/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml b/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
index 00375bc825..b483194c40 100644
--- a/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
+++ b/templates/worker/01-worker-kubelet/on-prem/units/kubelet.service.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ contents: |
   Type=notify
   ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir --parents /etc/kubernetes/manifests
   ExecStartPre=/bin/rm -f /var/lib/kubelet/cpu_manager_state
-  Environment="KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL=4"
+  Environment="KUBELET_LOG_LEVEL=3"
   EnvironmentFile=/etc/os-release
   EnvironmentFile=-/etc/kubernetes/kubelet-workaround
   EnvironmentFile=-/etc/kubernetes/kubelet-env