diff --git a/etc/rc.php_ini_setup b/etc/rc.php_ini_setup
index f726adebc3..697b6887ed 100755
--- a/etc/rc.php_ini_setup
+++ b/etc/rc.php_ini_setup
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ pid = run/php-fpm.pid
 error_log=syslog
 syslog.facility = daemon
 syslog.ident = system
-log_level = notice
+log_level = error
 daemonize = yes
 events.mechanism = kqueue
 process.max = ${PHPFPMMAX}