diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/logging.yaml b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/logging.yaml
index c947262795..8c558ea39c 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/logging.yaml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/base/templates/logging.yaml
@@ -69,4 +69,11 @@ loggers:
     level: INFO
 {% endif %}
     handlers: [console, smtp]
-    propagate: 1
\ No newline at end of file
+    propagate: 1
+  markdown:
+{% if env == "production" %}
+    level: ERROR
+{% else %}
+    level: INFO
+{% endif %}
+    handlers: [console, smtp]