diff --git a/src/audit_log/audit_log.cc b/src/audit_log/audit_log.cc
index 93b395a7..24df388d 100644
--- a/src/audit_log/audit_log.cc
+++ b/src/audit_log/audit_log.cc
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ bool AuditLog::saveIfRelevant(Transaction *transaction, int parts) {
     if ((m_status == RelevantOnlyAuditLogStatus
         && this->isRelevant(transaction->m_httpCodeReturned) == false)
         && saveAnyway == false) {
-        transaction->debug(5, "Return code `" +
+        transaction->debug(9, "Return code `" +
             std::to_string(transaction->m_httpCodeReturned) + "'" \
             " is not interesting to audit logs, relevant code(s): `" +
             m_relevant + "'.");
diff --git a/src/request_body_processor/json.cc b/src/request_body_processor/json.cc
index 43195a74..5597e5a1 100644
--- a/src/request_body_processor/json.cc
+++ b/src/request_body_processor/json.cc
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ JSON::JSON(Transaction *transaction) : m_transaction(transaction) {
     };
 
 
-    debug(4, "JSON parser initialization");
+    debug(9, "JSON parser initialization");
 
     /**
      * Prefix and current key are initially empty
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ JSON::JSON(Transaction *transaction) : m_transaction(transaction) {
 
 
 JSON::~JSON() {
-    debug(4, "JSON: Cleaning up JSON results");
+    debug(9, "JSON: Cleaning up JSON results");
     yajl_free(m_data.handle);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rule.cc b/src/rule.cc
index 01b8071e..b426222a 100644
--- a/src/rule.cc
+++ b/src/rule.cc
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ bool Rule::evaluateActions(Transaction *trans) {
 
 void Rule::updateMatchedVars(Transaction *trans, std::string key,
     std::string value) {
-    trans->debug(4, "Matched vars updated.");
+    trans->debug(9, "Matched vars updated.");
     trans->m_variableMatchedVar.set(value, trans->m_variableOffset);
     trans->m_variableMatchedVarName.set(key, trans->m_variableOffset);
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void Rule::updateMatchedVars(Transaction *trans, std::string key,
 
 
 void Rule::cleanMatchedVars(Transaction *trans) {
-    trans->debug(4, "Matched vars cleaned.");
+    trans->debug(9, "Matched vars cleaned.");
     trans->m_variableMatchedVar.unset();
     trans->m_variableMatchedVars.unset();
     trans->m_variableMatchedVarName.unset();
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void Rule::executeActionsIndependentOfChainedRuleResult(Transaction *trans,
     for (Action *a : this->m_actionsRuntimePos) {
         if (a->isDisruptive() == true) {
             if (a->m_name == "pass") {
-                trans->debug(4, "Rule contains a `pass' action");
+                trans->debug(9, "Rule contains a `pass' action");
             } else {
                 *containsDisruptive = true;
             }
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ bool Rule::executeOperatorAt(Transaction *trans, std::string key,
     end = clock();
     elapsed_s = static_cast<double>(end - begin) / CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
 
-    trans->debug(4, "Operator completed in " + \
+    trans->debug(5, "Operator completed in " + \
         std::to_string(elapsed_s) + " seconds");
 #endif
     return ret;
@@ -625,9 +625,9 @@ void Rule::executeActionsAfterFullMatch(Transaction *trans,
         }
 
         if (a->isDisruptive() == false) {
-            trans->debug(4, "(SecDefaultAction) Running " \
+            trans->debug(9, "(SecDefaultAction) Running " \
                 "action: " + a->m_name);
-                a->evaluate(this, trans, ruleMessage);
+            a->evaluate(this, trans, ruleMessage);
             continue;
         }