diff --git a/ceilometer/service.py b/ceilometer/service.py
index 942c1d7a7..9286abd19 100644
--- a/ceilometer/service.py
+++ b/ceilometer/service.py
@@ -80,5 +80,13 @@ def _sanitize_cmd_line(argv):
 
 def prepare_service(argv=[]):
     rpc.set_defaults(control_exchange='ceilometer')
+    cfg.set_defaults(log.log_opts,
+                     default_log_levels=['amqplib=WARN',
+                                         'qpid.messaging=INFO',
+                                         'sqlalchemy=WARN',
+                                         'keystoneclient=INFO',
+                                         'stevedore=INFO',
+                                         'eventlet.wsgi.server=WARN'
+                                         ])
     cfg.CONF(argv[1:], project='ceilometer')
     log.setup('ceilometer')