diff --git a/deployment/serial/serial_command.py b/deployment/serial/serial_command.py
index 48f1f9c..037134d 100644
--- a/deployment/serial/serial_command.py
+++ b/deployment/serial/serial_command.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def boot_config(cli, confirmed=False):
     if not confirmed:
         print("\nBoot configuration inspected; no changes requested.")
         return
-    bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200 loglevel=8 root=/dev/mtdblock3 rootfstype=squashfs ro rootwait"
+    bootargs = "console=ttyS0,115200 loglevel=1 root=/dev/mtdblock3 rootfstype=squashfs ro rootwait"
     cli.command("setenv bootargs '" + bootargs + "'")
     cli.command("printenv bootargs", r"^bootargs=" + re.escape(bootargs) + r"$")
     print("\nBootargs verified in RAM; environment not saved and board not rebooted.")