diff --git a/awx/settings/development.py b/awx/settings/development.py
index d181ca10fc..1df7a8b1bb 100644
--- a/awx/settings/development.py
+++ b/awx/settings/development.py
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ LOGGING['loggers']['awx.isolated.manager.playbooks']['propagate'] = True  # noqa
 
 # celery is annoyingly loud when docker containers start
 LOGGING['loggers'].pop('celery', None)  # noqa
+# avoid awx.main.dispatch WARNING-level scaling worker up/down messages
+LOGGING['loggers']['awx.main.dispatch']['level'] = 'ERROR'  # noqa
+# suppress the spamminess of the awx.main.scheduler and .tasks loggers
+LOGGING['loggers']['awx']['level'] = 'INFO'  # noqa
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['*']
 
diff --git a/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-1-receptor.conf b/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-1-receptor.conf
index dcaca8263f..8ade3b027f 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-1-receptor.conf
+++ b/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-1-receptor.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- log-level: debug
+- log-level: info
 
 - control-service:
     service: control
diff --git a/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-2-receptor.conf b/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-2-receptor.conf
index bf9d4889a0..639e8c8057 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-2-receptor.conf
+++ b/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-2-receptor.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- log-level: debug
+- log-level: info
 
 - control-service:
     service: control
diff --git a/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-3-receptor.conf b/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-3-receptor.conf
index ac5db0d284..cab92d6def 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-3-receptor.conf
+++ b/tools/docker-compose-cluster/awx-3-receptor.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- log-level: debug
+- log-level: info
 
 - control-service:
     service: control
diff --git a/tools/docker-compose/receptor.conf b/tools/docker-compose/receptor.conf
index d5ac25cf2d..7192be28dc 100644
--- a/tools/docker-compose/receptor.conf
+++ b/tools/docker-compose/receptor.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- log-level: debug
+- log-level: info
 
 - control-service:
     service: control