diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index d34a46534..291d4c696 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -69,5 +69,7 @@ logging.level.de.codecentric.boot.admin.services.ApplicationRegistrator=ERROR
 spring.data.elasticsearch.cluster-name=metasfresh
 spring.data.elasticsearch.cluster-nodes=localhost:9300
 #spring.data.elasticsearch.repositories.enabled=true
+# NOTE: Avoid spamming the console in case there is no connection to elasticsearch. Those "Connection refused" are logged as INFO
+logging.level.org.elasticsearch.client.transport=WARN