diff --git a/src/basic/log.c b/src/basic/log.c
index a81c350ab4..c484ff57f6 100644
--- a/src/basic/log.c
+++ b/src/basic/log.c
@@ -1110,11 +1110,11 @@ void log_parse_environment_realm(LogRealm realm) {
 
         e = getenv("SYSTEMD_LOG_COLOR");
         if (e && log_show_color_from_string(e) < 0)
-                log_warning("Failed to parse bool '%s'. Ignoring.", e);
+                log_warning("Failed to parse log color '%s'. Ignoring.", e);
 
         e = getenv("SYSTEMD_LOG_LOCATION");
         if (e && log_show_location_from_string(e) < 0)
-                log_warning("Failed to parse bool '%s'. Ignoring.", e);
+                log_warning("Failed to parse log location '%s'. Ignoring.", e);
 }
 
 LogTarget log_get_target(void) {
diff --git a/src/cryptsetup/cryptsetup.c b/src/cryptsetup/cryptsetup.c
index a001ac7506..02f131086b 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup/cryptsetup.c
+++ b/src/cryptsetup/cryptsetup.c
@@ -637,6 +637,11 @@ static int run(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         log_setup_service();
 
+        crypt_set_log_callback(NULL, cryptsetup_log_glue, NULL);
+        if (DEBUG_LOGGING)
+                /* libcryptsetup won't even consider debug messages by default */
+                crypt_set_debug_level(CRYPT_DEBUG_ALL);
+
         umask(0022);
 
         if (streq(argv[1], "attach")) {
diff --git a/src/partition/growfs.c b/src/partition/growfs.c
index ce86f96e13..9e7178ac45 100644
--- a/src/partition/growfs.c
+++ b/src/partition/growfs.c
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ static int maybe_resize_slave_device(const char *mountpath, dev_t main_devno) {
 
 #if HAVE_LIBCRYPTSETUP
         crypt_set_log_callback(NULL, cryptsetup_log_glue, NULL);
-        crypt_set_debug_level(1);
+        if (DEBUG_LOGGING)
+                crypt_set_debug_level(CRYPT_DEBUG_ALL);
 #endif
 
         r = get_block_device_harder(mountpath, &devno);