diff --git a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice_GDML.py b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice_GDML.py
index 75e49f462f3596dec817edae4514bf2238fd58a8..9ce66eaa439839231e411ed16021786e7351bfee 100644
--- a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice_GDML.py
+++ b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice_GDML.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ def run():
   install_dir = os.environ['DD4hepExamplesINSTALL']
   kernel.loadGeometry("file:"+install_dir+"/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/OpNovice.xml")
 
-  logging.basicConfig(format='%(levelname)s: %(message)s', level=logging.DEBUG)
+  logging.basicConfig(format='%(levelname)s: %(message)s')
+  logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+  logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   run()