diff --git a/src/borg/cache.py b/src/borg/cache.py
index 54874ecc81..ff7575ce14 100644
--- a/src/borg/cache.py
+++ b/src/borg/cache.py
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ def write_archive_index(archive_id, chunk_idx):
 
         def read_archive_index(archive_id, archive_name):
             archive_chunk_idx_path = mkpath(archive_id)
-            logger.info("Reading cached archive chunk index for %s ...", archive_name)
+            logger.debug("Reading cached archive chunk index for %s ...", archive_name)
             try:
                 try:
                     # Attempt to load compact index first
@@ -869,14 +869,14 @@ def create_master_idx(chunk_idx):
                         if archive_id not in cached_ids:
                             # Do not make this an else branch; the FileIntegrityError exception handler
                             # above can remove *archive_id* from *cached_ids*.
-                            logger.info('Fetching and building archive index for %s ...', archive_name)
+                            logger.debug('Fetching and building archive index for %s ...', archive_name)
                             archive_chunk_idx = ChunkIndex()
                             fetch_and_build_idx(archive_id, decrypted_repository, archive_chunk_idx)
-                        logger.info("Merging into master chunks index ...")
+                        logger.debug("Merging into master chunks index ...")
                         chunk_idx.merge(archive_chunk_idx)
                     else:
                         chunk_idx = chunk_idx or ChunkIndex(usable=master_index_capacity)
-                        logger.info('Fetching archive index for %s ...', archive_name)
+                        logger.debug('Fetching archive index for %s ...', archive_name)
                         fetch_and_build_idx(archive_id, decrypted_repository, chunk_idx)
                 if not self.do_cache:
                     fetch_missing_csize(chunk_idx)
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
index 49a69a1dc9..6102b8419d 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
@@ -5112,7 +5112,7 @@ def test_chunks_archive(self):
             config.write(fd)
 
         # Cache sync notices corrupted archive chunks, but automatically recovers.
-        out = self.cmd('create', '-v', self.repository_location + '::test3', 'input', exit_code=1)
+        out = self.cmd('create', '--debug', self.repository_location + '::test3', 'input', exit_code=1)
         assert 'Reading cached archive chunk index for test1' in out
         assert 'Cached archive chunk index of test1 is corrupted' in out
         assert 'Fetching and building archive index for test1' in out