diff --git a/lifecycle/src/policy.rs b/lifecycle/src/policy.rs
index ecd6d68c6c..42f19a74e8 100644
--- a/lifecycle/src/policy.rs
+++ b/lifecycle/src/policy.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ where
     ) {
         let buffer_size = self.db.buffer_size();
         if buffer_size < soft_limit {
-            debug!(%db_name, buffer_size, %soft_limit, "memory use under soft limit");
+            trace!(%db_name, buffer_size, %soft_limit, "memory use under soft limit");
             return;
         }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ where
                 _ => unreachable!("this chunk should be have filtered out already"),
             }
             let has_added_to_compact = to_compact.len() > to_compact_len_before;
-            debug!(db_name = %self.db.name(),
+            trace!(db_name = %self.db.name(),
                    %partition,
                    ?has_added_to_compact,
                    chunk_storage = ?storage,
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ where
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
         let persistable_row_count = partition.persistable_row_count();
-        debug!(%db_name, %partition,
+        trace!(%db_name, %partition,
                partition_persist_row_count=persistable_row_count,
                rules_persist_row_count=%rules.persist_row_threshold.get(),
                partition_persistable_age_seconds=persistable_age_seconds,
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ where
         } else if persistable_age_seconds >= rules.persist_age_threshold_seconds.get() as u64 {
             info!(%db_name, %partition, persistable_age_seconds, "persisting partition as exceeds age threshold");
         } else {
-            debug!(%db_name, %partition, persistable_row_count, "partition not eligible for persist");
+            trace!(%db_name, %partition, persistable_row_count, "partition not eligible for persist");
             return false;
         }