diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
index 99fd8ff1c..0984f30a3 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 * [#5174](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/5174) - Ensure consistent alignment of rack elevations
 * [#5175](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/5175) - Fix toggling of rack elevation order
 * [#5184](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/5184) - Fix missing Power Utilization
+* [#5199](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/5199) - Change default LDAP logging to INFO
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/authentication.py b/netbox/netbox/authentication.py
index 6057fc08e..48f3d551c 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/authentication.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/authentication.py
@@ -175,6 +175,6 @@ class LDAPBackend:
         # Enable logging for django_auth_ldap
         ldap_logger = logging.getLogger('django_auth_ldap')
         ldap_logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
-        ldap_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
+        ldap_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO if settings.DEBUG is False else logging.DEBUG)
+        ldap_logger.info('Set Logging')
         return obj