diff --git a/src/postfork.cpp b/src/postfork.cpp
index b0afec96b..4688cff73 100644
--- a/src/postfork.cpp
+++ b/src/postfork.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ bool child_set_group(job_t *j, process_t *p) {
         //times to get the kernel to see the new group. (Linux 4.4.0)
         int failure = setpgid(p->pid, j->pgid);
         while (failure == -1 && (errno == EPERM || errno == EINTR)) {
-            debug_safe(1, "Retrying setpgid in child process");
+            debug_safe(4, "Retrying setpgid in child process");
             failure = setpgid(p->pid, j->pgid);
         }
         // TODO: Figure out why we're testing whether the pgid is correct after attempting to