diff --git a/src/cfnlint/config.py b/src/cfnlint/config.py
index 5ecee1ec2b..1319f3cc22 100644
--- a/src/cfnlint/config.py
+++ b/src/cfnlint/config.py
@@ -30,14 +30,16 @@
 
 def configure_logging(debug_logging, info_logging):
     ch = logging.StreamHandler()
-    ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
     if debug_logging:
         LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     elif info_logging:
         LOGGER.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+        ch.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     else:
         LOGGER.setLevel(logging.NOTSET)
+        ch.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     log_formatter = logging.Formatter(
         "%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s"
     )