diff --git a/tools/test/bin/onos-install b/tools/test/bin/onos-install
index a87ff17..38934fd 100755
--- a/tools/test/bin/onos-install
+++ b/tools/test/bin/onos-install
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 
     # Remove any previous ON.Lab bits from ~/.m2 repo
     rm -fr ~/.m2/repository/org/onlab
+
+    # Drop log level for the console
+    echo "log4j.logger.org.apache.sshd = WARN" >> $ONOS_INSTALL_DIR/$KARAF_DIST/etc/org.ops4j.pax.logging.cfg
+
 "
 
 # Configure the ONOS installation