diff --git a/plugins/connection/libssh.py b/plugins/connection/libssh.py
index 50dec0288..c731ca7b7 100644
--- a/plugins/connection/libssh.py
+++ b/plugins/connection/libssh.py
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ def _connect_uncached(self):
         self.ssh = Session()
 
         if display.verbosity > 3:
-            self.ssh.set_log_level(logging.INFO)
+            self.ssh.set_log_level(logging.DEBUG)
 
         self.keyfile = os.path.expanduser("~/.ssh/known_hosts")