diff --git a/core/src/main/java/apoc/periodic/Periodic.java b/core/src/main/java/apoc/periodic/Periodic.java
index a8a4e60d33..68cc54a3f9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/apoc/periodic/Periodic.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/apoc/periodic/Periodic.java
@@ -276,8 +276,9 @@ public Stream<BatchAndTotalResult> iterate(
             String innerStatement = applyPlanner(prepared.first(), Planner.valueOf((String) config.getOrDefault("planner", Planner.DEFAULT.name())));
             boolean iterateList = prepared.other();
             String periodicId = UUID.randomUUID().toString();
-            log.info("Starting periodic iterate from `%s` operation using iteration `%s` in separate thread with id: `%s`", cypherIterate,cypherAction, periodicId);
-            log.info("starting batching from `%s` operation using iteration `%s` in separate thread", cypherIterate,cypherAction);
+            if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            	log.debug("Starting periodic iterate from `%s` operation using iteration `%s` in separate thread with id: `%s`", cypherIterate,cypherAction, periodicId);
+            }
             return PeriodicUtils.iterateAndExecuteBatchedInSeparateThread(
                     db, terminationGuard, log, pools,
                     (int)batchSize, parallel, iterateList, retries, result,