diff --git a/src/action/base/create_user.rs b/src/action/base/create_user.rs
index f0654430a..9f9206e80 100644
--- a/src/action/base/create_user.rs
+++ b/src/action/base/create_user.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ async fn execute_dscl_retry_on_specific_errors(dscl_args: &[&str]) -> Result<(),
         command.process_group(0);
         command.args(dscl_args);
         command.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null());
-        tracing::trace!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for user create/update to succeed");
+        tracing::debug!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for user create/update to succeed");
 
         let output = command
             .output()
diff --git a/src/action/macos/create_apfs_volume.rs b/src/action/macos/create_apfs_volume.rs
index 8fc6f5555..50a696a3e 100644
--- a/src/action/macos/create_apfs_volume.rs
+++ b/src/action/macos/create_apfs_volume.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl Action for CreateApfsVolume {
             command.process_group(0);
             command.args(["apfs", "deleteVolume", &self.name]);
             command.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null());
-            tracing::trace!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for volume deletion to succeed");
+            tracing::debug!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for volume deletion to succeed");
 
             let output = command
                 .output()
diff --git a/src/action/macos/create_determinate_nix_volume.rs b/src/action/macos/create_determinate_nix_volume.rs
index be1efa537..f25d9f570 100644
--- a/src/action/macos/create_determinate_nix_volume.rs
+++ b/src/action/macos/create_determinate_nix_volume.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl Action for CreateDeterminateNixVolume {
             command.arg(&self.name);
             command.stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
             command.stdout(std::process::Stdio::null());
-            tracing::trace!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Checking for Nix Store volume existence");
+            tracing::debug!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Checking for Nix Store volume existence");
             let output = command
                 .output()
                 .await
diff --git a/src/action/macos/create_nix_volume.rs b/src/action/macos/create_nix_volume.rs
index ebeea8b8b..ce4eb8c40 100644
--- a/src/action/macos/create_nix_volume.rs
+++ b/src/action/macos/create_nix_volume.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl Action for CreateNixVolume {
             command.arg(&self.name);
             command.stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
             command.stdout(std::process::Stdio::null());
-            tracing::trace!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Checking for Nix Store volume existence");
+            tracing::debug!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Checking for Nix Store volume existence");
             let output = command
                 .output()
                 .await
diff --git a/src/action/macos/encrypt_apfs_volume.rs b/src/action/macos/encrypt_apfs_volume.rs
index 673cd855a..dea007980 100644
--- a/src/action/macos/encrypt_apfs_volume.rs
+++ b/src/action/macos/encrypt_apfs_volume.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl Action for EncryptApfsVolume {
             command.process_group(0);
             command.args(["mount", &self.name]);
             command.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null());
-            tracing::trace!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for volume mounting to succeed");
+            tracing::debug!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for volume mounting to succeed");
 
             let output = command
                 .output()
diff --git a/src/action/macos/kickstart_launchctl_service.rs b/src/action/macos/kickstart_launchctl_service.rs
index d08780d7a..40f4f29b7 100644
--- a/src/action/macos/kickstart_launchctl_service.rs
+++ b/src/action/macos/kickstart_launchctl_service.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl Action for KickstartLaunchctlService {
             command.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null());
             command.stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
             command.stdout(std::process::Stdio::null());
-            tracing::trace!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for kickstart to succeed");
+            tracing::debug!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for kickstart to succeed");
 
             let output = command
                 .output()
diff --git a/src/action/macos/mod.rs b/src/action/macos/mod.rs
index 445412afe..29a1fd8b8 100644
--- a/src/action/macos/mod.rs
+++ b/src/action/macos/mod.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn wait_for_nix_store_dir() -> Result<(), ActionErrorKind> {
         command.args(["info", "/nix"]);
         command.stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
         command.stdout(std::process::Stdio::null());
-        tracing::trace!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Checking for Nix Store mount path existence");
+        tracing::debug!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Checking for Nix Store mount path existence");
         let output = command
             .output()
             .await
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn retry_bootstrap(
         command.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null());
         command.stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
         command.stdout(std::process::Stdio::null());
-        tracing::trace!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for bootstrap to succeed");
+        tracing::debug!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for bootstrap to succeed");
 
         let output = command
             .output()
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn retry_bootout(domain: &str, service_name: &str) -> Result<()
         command.stdin(std::process::Stdio::null());
         command.stderr(std::process::Stdio::null());
         command.stdout(std::process::Stdio::null());
-        tracing::trace!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for bootout to succeed");
+        tracing::debug!(%retry_tokens, command = ?command.as_std(), "Waiting for bootout to succeed");
 
         let output = command
             .output()