diff --git a/net-snmp.spec b/net-snmp.spec
index 1a83f1f..13993be 100644
--- a/net-snmp.spec
+++ b/net-snmp.spec
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 * Wed Dec  2 2009 Jan Safranek <jsafrane@redhat.com> 1:5.5-4
 - fix udpTable indexes on big-endian systems (#543352)
 - fix snmptrapd init script to survive with empty /etc/sysconfig/snmptrapd
+- lower the default log level of snmpd to get rid of the debug messages
 
 * Wed Nov 25 2009 Jan Safranek <jsafrane@redhat.com>  1:5.5-3
 - prepare the .spec file for review
diff --git a/net-snmpd.init b/net-snmpd.init
index 68e4a4e..6038c51 100755
--- a/net-snmpd.init
+++ b/net-snmpd.init
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 . /etc/init.d/functions
 
 
-OPTIONS="-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid"
+OPTIONS="-LS0-6d -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid"
 if [ -e /etc/sysconfig/snmpd ]; then
   . /etc/sysconfig/snmpd
 fi
diff --git a/net-snmpd.sysconfig b/net-snmpd.sysconfig
index 8911ab2..8b1791f 100644
--- a/net-snmpd.sysconfig
+++ b/net-snmpd.sysconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # snmpd command line options
-# OPTIONS="-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid"
+# OPTIONS="-LS0-6d -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid"