diff --git a/coerce/src/actor/mod.rs b/coerce/src/actor/mod.rs
index d73dd48..fb2a474 100644
--- a/coerce/src/actor/mod.rs
+++ b/coerce/src/actor/mod.rs
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ impl<A: Actor> LocalActorRef<A> {
     /// ```
     ///
     /// [ActorStatus]: context::ActorStatus
-    #[instrument(skip(msg))]
+    #[instrument(skip(msg), level="debug")]
     pub async fn send<Msg: Message>(&self, msg: Msg) -> Result<Msg::Result, ActorRefErr>
     where
         A: Handler<Msg>,
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ impl<A: Actor> LocalActorRef<A> {
     ///
     /// ```
     ///
-    #[instrument(skip(msg))]
+    #[instrument(skip(msg), level="debug")]
     pub fn notify<Msg: Message>(&self, msg: Msg) -> Result<(), ActorRefErr>
     where
         A: Handler<Msg>,
diff --git a/coerce/src/actor/system.rs b/coerce/src/actor/system.rs
index 62a6bae..bd7093a 100644
--- a/coerce/src/actor/system.rs
+++ b/coerce/src/actor/system.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl ActorSystem {
         self.new_actor(id, actor, ActorType::Anonymous).await
     }
 
-    #[instrument(skip(self, id, actor))]
+    #[instrument(skip(self, id, actor), level="debug")]
     pub async fn new_actor<I: IntoActorId, A: Actor>(
         &self,
         id: I,