diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/SSABasedGenericKubernetesResourceMatcher.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/SSABasedGenericKubernetesResourceMatcher.java
index ae23fb8afa..f49e03280d 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/SSABasedGenericKubernetesResourceMatcher.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/SSABasedGenericKubernetesResourceMatcher.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public boolean matches(R actual, R desired, Context<?> context) {
 
     removeIrrelevantValues(desiredMap);
 
-    log.debug("Pruned actual: \n {} \n desired: \n {} ", prunedActual, desiredMap);
+    log.trace("Pruned actual: \n {} \n desired: \n {} ", prunedActual, desiredMap);
 
     return prunedActual.equals(desiredMap);
   }