diff --git a/internal/consensus/ticker.go b/internal/consensus/ticker.go
index fb3571ac8..58d3960d6 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/ticker.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/ticker.go
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ func (t *timeoutTicker) timeoutRoutine() {
 			// NOTE time.Timer allows duration to be non-positive
 			ti = newti
 			t.timer.Reset(ti.Duration)
-			t.Logger.Debug("Scheduled timeout", "dur", ti.Duration, "height", ti.Height, "round", ti.Round, "step", ti.Step)
+			t.Logger.Debug("Internal state machine timeout scheduled", "duration", ti.Duration, "height", ti.Height, "round", ti.Round, "step", ti.Step)
 		case <-t.timer.C:
-			t.Logger.Info("Timed out", "dur", ti.Duration, "height", ti.Height, "round", ti.Round, "step", ti.Step)
+			t.Logger.Debug("Internal state machine timeout elapsed ", "duration", ti.Duration, "height", ti.Height, "round", ti.Round, "step", ti.Step)
 			// go routine here guarantees timeoutRoutine doesn't block.
 			// Determinism comes from playback in the receiveRoutine.
 			// We can eliminate it by merging the timeoutRoutine into receiveRoutine