diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/indexing/IndexWorkerThread.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/indexing/IndexWorkerThread.java
index aa3dd7698..33b34080e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/indexing/IndexWorkerThread.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/search/indexing/IndexWorkerThread.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class IndexWorkerThread extends Thread{
             // done so shut this thread down.
             stopRequested = true;            	          
 	    }  			    
-		log.info("Worker number " + threadNum + " exiting.");
+		log.debug("Worker number " + threadNum + " exiting.");
 	}
 	
 	protected void addDocsToIndex() {