diff --git a/lib/rb/benchmark/server.rb b/lib/rb/benchmark/server.rb
index 400c90d..91d42fa 100644
--- a/lib/rb/benchmark/server.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/benchmark/server.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@
 
 Server.start_server(host, port.to_i, resolve_const(serverklass))
 
-Marshal.load(STDIN)
+Marshal.load(STDIN) # wait until we're instructed to shut down
 
 Server.shutdown
diff --git a/lib/rb/benchmark/thin_server.rb b/lib/rb/benchmark/thin_server.rb
index 73c5b12..47de7cb 100644
--- a/lib/rb/benchmark/thin_server.rb
+++ b/lib/rb/benchmark/thin_server.rb
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@
 transport = Thrift::ServerSocket.new(HOST, PORT)
 transportFactory = Thrift::FramedTransportFactory.new
 logger = Logger.new(STDERR)
-logger.level = Logger::DEBUG
+logger.level = Logger::WARN
 Thrift::NonblockingServer.new(processor, transport, transportFactory, nil, 20, logger).serve