diff --git a/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-nb-db-server-wrapper.sh.j2 b/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-nb-db-server-wrapper.sh.j2
index a59d60ef..0366505d 100644
--- a/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-nb-db-server-wrapper.sh.j2
+++ b/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-nb-db-server-wrapper.sh.j2
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ log_msg "Starting"
     --db-nb-cluster-remote-proto=ssl \
     --ovn-nb-db-ssl-key={{ ovs_db.ovn_key }} \
     --ovn-nb-db-ssl-cert={{ ovs_db.ovn_cert }} \
-    --ovn-nb-db-ssl-ca-cert={{ ovs_db.ovn_ca_cert }}
+    --ovn-nb-db-ssl-ca-cert={{ ovs_db.ovn_ca_cert }} \
+    --ovn-nb-log="-vconsole:info"
diff --git a/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-northd-wrapper.sh.j2 b/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-northd-wrapper.sh.j2
index 7177bd57..1a02520d 100644
--- a/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-northd-wrapper.sh.j2
+++ b/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-northd-wrapper.sh.j2
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ log_msg "Starting"
 # being set
 
 ovn-northd \
-    -vconsole:emer \
-    -vsyslog:info \
+    -vconsole:info \
     --ovnnb-db={{ peers.db_nb_connection_strs|join(',') }} \
     --ovnsb-db={{ peers.db_sb_connection_strs|join(',') }} \
     -c {{ ovs_db.ovn_cert }} \
diff --git a/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-sb-db-server-wrapper.sh.j2 b/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-sb-db-server-wrapper.sh.j2
index e7ffb82f..49e7dfec 100644
--- a/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-sb-db-server-wrapper.sh.j2
+++ b/charms/ovn-central-k8s/src/templates/ovn-sb-db-server-wrapper.sh.j2
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@ log_msg "Starting"
     --db-sb-cluster-remote-proto=ssl \
     --ovn-sb-db-ssl-key={{ ovs_db.ovn_key }} \
     --ovn-sb-db-ssl-cert={{ ovs_db.ovn_cert }} \
-    --ovn-sb-db-ssl-ca-cert={{ ovs_db.ovn_ca_cert }}
+    --ovn-sb-db-ssl-ca-cert={{ ovs_db.ovn_ca_cert }} \
+    --ovn-sb-log="-vconsole:info"