diff --git a/.github/workflows/mkosi.yml b/.github/workflows/mkosi.yml
index 67d9e45dd3..249bf218f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mkosi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mkosi.yml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ jobs:
         tee mkosi.conf.d/99-ci.conf <<EOF
         [Host]
         KernelCommandLineExtra=systemd.unit=mkosi-check-and-shutdown.service
+                               systemd.log_level=debug
                                systemd.journald.max_level_console=debug
                                # udev's debug log output is very verbose, so up it to info in CI.
                                udev.log_level=info
diff --git a/mkosi.conf b/mkosi.conf
index dde0562d80..96843db488 100644
--- a/mkosi.conf
+++ b/mkosi.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BuildSourcesEphemeral=yes
 @RuntimeSize=8G
 ToolsTreePackages=virtiofsd
 KernelCommandLineExtra=systemd.crash_shell
-                       systemd.log_level=debug
+                       systemd.log_level=debug,console:info
                        systemd.log_ratelimit_kmsg=0
                        systemd.journald.forward_to_console
                        systemd.journald.max_level_console=warning