diff --git a/cdist/config.py b/cdist/config.py
index b17ec67f..d0478c8c 100644
--- a/cdist/config.py
+++ b/cdist/config.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Config(object):
                     failed_hosts.append(host)
 
         time_end = time.time()
-        log.info("Total processing time for %s host(s): %s", hostcnt,
+        log.verbose("Total processing time for %s host(s): %s", hostcnt,
                  (time_end - time_start))
 
         if len(failed_hosts) > 0:
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ class Config(object):
 
     def object_prepare(self, cdist_object):
         """Prepare object: Run type explorer + manifest"""
-        self.log.info("Preparing object {}".format(cdist_object.name))
-        self.log.info(
+        self.log.verbose("Preparing object {}".format(cdist_object.name))
+        self.log.verbose(
                 "Running manifest and explorers for " + cdist_object.name)
         self.explorer.run_type_explorers(cdist_object)
         self.manifest.run_type_manifest(cdist_object)
@@ -476,8 +476,7 @@ class Config(object):
     def object_run(self, cdist_object):
         """Run gencode and code for an object"""
 
-        self.log.info("Running object " + cdist_object.name)
-        self.log.verbose("Trying to run object %s" % (cdist_object.name))
+        self.log.verbose("Running object " + cdist_object.name)
         if cdist_object.state == core.CdistObject.STATE_DONE:
             raise cdist.Error(("Attempting to run an already finished "
                                "object: %s"), cdist_object)
@@ -494,7 +493,7 @@ class Config(object):
         # Execute
         if not self.dry_run:
             if cdist_object.code_local or cdist_object.code_remote:
-                self.log.info("Executing code for %s" % (cdist_object.name))
+                self.log.info("Updating %s" % (cdist_object.name))
             if cdist_object.code_local:
                 self.log.trace("Executing local code for %s"
                                % (cdist_object.name))
@@ -505,7 +504,7 @@ class Config(object):
                 self.code.transfer_code_remote(cdist_object)
                 self.code.run_code_remote(cdist_object)
         else:
-            self.log.info("Skipping code execution due to DRY RUN")
+            self.log.verbose("Skipping code execution due to DRY RUN")
 
         # Mark this object as done
         self.log.trace("Finishing run of " + cdist_object.name)
diff --git a/cdist/core/explorer.py b/cdist/core/explorer.py
index b5c00897..0d47e45e 100644
--- a/cdist/core/explorer.py
+++ b/cdist/core/explorer.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Explorer(object):
         out_path directory.
 
         """
-        self.log.info("Running global explorers")
+        self.log.verbose("Running global explorers")
         self.transfer_global_explorers()
         if self.jobs is None:
             self._run_global_explorers_seq(out_path)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class Explorer(object):
         in the object.
 
         """
-        self.log.info("Running type explorers for {}".format(
+        self.log.verbose("Running type explorers for {}".format(
             cdist_object.cdist_type))
         self.log.trace("Transfering type explorers for type: %s",
                        cdist_object.cdist_type)
diff --git a/cdist/core/manifest.py b/cdist/core/manifest.py
index 16c08353..d8570097 100644
--- a/cdist/core/manifest.py
+++ b/cdist/core/manifest.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Manifest(object):
             raise NoInitialManifestError(initial_manifest, user_supplied)
 
         message_prefix = "initialmanifest"
-        self.log.info("Running initial manifest " + initial_manifest)
+        self.log.verbose("Running initial manifest " + initial_manifest)
         self.local.run_script(initial_manifest,
                               env=self.env_initial_manifest(initial_manifest),
                               message_prefix=message_prefix,
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class Manifest(object):
                                      cdist_object.cdist_type.manifest_path)
         message_prefix = cdist_object.name
         if os.path.isfile(type_manifest):
-            self.log.info("Running type manifest " + type_manifest)
+            self.log.verbose("Running type manifest " + type_manifest)
             self.local.run_script(type_manifest,
                                   env=self.env_type_manifest(cdist_object),
                                   message_prefix=message_prefix,
diff --git a/scripts/cdist b/scripts/cdist
index b55091f9..81220ca3 100755
--- a/scripts/cdist
+++ b/scripts/cdist
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def commandline():
     # Loglevels are handled globally in here
     cdist.argparse.handle_loglevel(args)
 
-    log.info("version %s" % cdist.VERSION)
+    log.verbose("version %s" % cdist.VERSION)
     log.trace(args)
 
     # Work around python 3.3 bug: