diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index cc84994..be05015 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@
 # Cluster: the 'nova' user must have scp access between cluster nodes
 resize_available = true
 
+# Level to log Compute API request/response details.
+log_level = ERROR
+
 [image]
 # This section contains configuration options used when executing tests
 # against the OpenStack Images API