diff --git a/lib/platform/github/index.ts b/lib/platform/github/index.ts
index 9fb2ac8dcf9c67fb9eba9733fe6d56a80a8e1999..d242558fddb05808f39b762bcb37c8ae96dbda0f 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/index.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/github/index.ts
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ export async function ensureIssue({
 }
 
 export async function ensureIssueClosing(title: string): Promise<void> {
-  logger.debug(`ensureIssueClosing(${title})`);
+  logger.trace(`ensureIssueClosing(${title})`);
   const issueList = await getIssueList();
   for (const issue of issueList) {
     if (issue.state === 'open' && issue.title === title) {