diff --git a/pkg/scripts/bigchaindb-monit-config b/pkg/scripts/bigchaindb-monit-config
index eaaf478e..e6c7e617 100644
--- a/pkg/scripts/bigchaindb-monit-config
+++ b/pkg/scripts/bigchaindb-monit-config
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ case \$1 in
   start_bigchaindb)
 
     pushd \$4
-      nohup bigchaindb -l DEBUG start > /dev/null 2>&1 &
+      nohup bigchaindb start > /dev/null 2>&1 &
 
       echo \$! > \$2
     popd