diff --git a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Common/DebugLogger.cs b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Common/DebugLogger.cs
index 25cd9e7a49e..a6f41f12a1e 100644
--- a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Common/DebugLogger.cs
+++ b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Common/DebugLogger.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,18 @@ public static void LogError(int statusCode, Exception e)
             }
         }
 
+        public static void LogTrace(string details)
+        {
+            if (null != Logger)
+            {
+                Logger.LogTrace(details);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                System.Console.WriteLine(details);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Simple access to the logging api. Accepts a simple message (preformatted) and logs to debug logger.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Playback.cs b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Playback.cs
index 8c9cc1b6216..640af0eb14d 100644
--- a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Playback.cs
+++ b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Playback.cs
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ public async Task Restore([FromBody()] IDictionary<string, object> options = nul
         public async Task HandleRequest()
         {
             string id = RecordingHandler.GetHeader(Request, "x-recording-id");
-            DebugLogger.LogAdminRequestDetails(_logger, Request);
 
             await _recordingHandler.HandlePlaybackRequest(id, Request, Response);
         }
diff --git a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Properties/launchSettings.json b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 766ec103a6b..77fea943f32 100644
--- a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
   "profiles": {
     "Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy": {
       "commandName": "Project",
-      "commandLineArgs": "--storage-location=\"C:/repo/azure-sdk-for-java\"",
       "environmentVariables": {
         "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development",
-        "Logging__LogLevel__Microsoft": "Debug",
-        "Logging__LogLevel__Default": "Debug"
+        "Logging__LogLevel__Microsoft": "Information"
       },
       "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:5001;http://localhost:5000"
     }
diff --git a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/RecordingHandler.cs b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/RecordingHandler.cs
index f3e68e029b4..a612b9ea60b 100644
--- a/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/RecordingHandler.cs
+++ b/tools/test-proxy/Azure.Sdk.Tools.TestProxy/RecordingHandler.cs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public void StopRecording(string sessionId, IDictionary<string, string> variable
         {
 
             var id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
-            DebugLogger.LogInformation($"RECORD STOP BEGIN {id}.");
+            DebugLogger.LogTrace($"RECORD STOP BEGIN {id}.");
 
             if (!RecordingSessions.TryRemove(sessionId, out var recordingSession))
             {
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public void StopRecording(string sessionId, IDictionary<string, string> variable
                 }
             }
 
-            DebugLogger.LogInformation($"RECORD STOP END {id}.");
+            DebugLogger.LogTrace($"RECORD STOP END {id}.");
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public HttpRequestMessage CreateUpstreamRequest(HttpRequest incomingRequest, byt
         public async Task StartPlaybackAsync(string sessionId, HttpResponse outgoingResponse, RecordingType mode = RecordingType.FilePersisted, string assetsPath = null)
         {
             var id = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
-            DebugLogger.LogInformation($"PLAYBACK START BEGIN {id}.");
+            DebugLogger.LogTrace($"PLAYBACK START BEGIN {id}.");
 
             ModifiableRecordSession session;
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ public async Task StartPlaybackAsync(string sessionId, HttpResponse outgoingResp
             // Write to the response
             await outgoingResponse.WriteAsync(json);
 
-            DebugLogger.LogInformation($"PLAYBACK START END {id}.");
+            DebugLogger.LogTrace($"PLAYBACK START END {id}.");
         }
 
         public void StopPlayback(string recordingId, bool purgeMemoryStore = false)