diff --git a/lib/mqtt.ts b/lib/mqtt.ts
index 56bb97de6..62afe9503 100644
--- a/lib/mqtt.ts
+++ b/lib/mqtt.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export default class MQTT {
         }
 
         if (!skipLog) {
-            logger.info(`MQTT publish: topic '${topic}', payload '${payload}'`);
+            logger.debug(`MQTT publish: topic '${topic}', payload '${payload}'`);
         }
 
         const actualOptions: mqtt.IClientPublishOptions = {...defaultOptions, ...options};
diff --git a/test/controller.test.js b/test/controller.test.js
index dad2d0b5b..761c549ea 100644
--- a/test/controller.test.js
+++ b/test/controller.test.js
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ describe('Controller', () => {
         logger.debug.mockClear();
         await controller.mqtt.publish('skip-this-topic', '', {});
         await MQTT.events.message('zigbee2mqtt/skip-this-topic', 'skipped');
-        expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+        expect(logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     });
 
     it('On zigbee event message', async () => {