diff --git a/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c b/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c
index 58f3ac0423558353e36c5bab06155a3437d39a5e..56bf8b3d3e745b818a53ac068ed26236a0d8fbf7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c
+++ b/src/plugins/sched/backfill/backfill.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static pthread_mutex_t thread_flag_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
 /* Set __DEBUG to get detailed logging for this thread without 
  * detailed logging for the entire slurmctld daemon */
-#define __DEBUG			1
+#define __DEBUG			0
 
 #define MAX_BACKFILL_JOB_CNT	100
 #define ONE_DAY			(24 * 60 * 60)