diff --git a/sqlitedict.py b/sqlitedict.py
index 1fc6ba1..b036ab3 100755
--- a/sqlitedict.py
+++ b/sqlitedict.py
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ def __init__(self, filename=None, tablename='unnamed', flag='c',
         self.timeout = timeout
         self._outer_stack = outer_stack
 
-        logger.info("opening Sqlite table %r in %r" % (tablename, filename))
+        logger.debug("opening Sqlite table %r in %r" % (tablename, filename))
         self.conn = self._new_conn()
         if self.flag == 'r':
             if self.tablename not in SqliteDict.get_tablenames(self.filename):