diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md
index 667281d1aa..220946e8d5 100644
--- a/guides/source/configuring.md
+++ b/guides/source/configuring.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ numbers. New applications filter out passwords by adding the following `config.f
 
 * `config.log_formatter` defines the formatter of the Rails logger. This option defaults to an instance of `ActiveSupport::Logger::SimpleFormatter` for all modes except production, where it defaults to `Logger::Formatter`.
 
-* `config.log_level` defines the verbosity of the Rails logger. This option defaults to `:debug` for all modes except production, where it defaults to `:info`.
+* `config.log_level` defines the verbosity of the Rails logger. This option defaults to `:debug` for all environments.
 
 * `config.log_tags` accepts a list of methods that the `request` object responds to. This makes it easy to tag log lines with debug information like subdomain and request id - both very helpful in debugging multi-user production applications.
 
diff --git a/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md b/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md
index 88c6210296..1a647f8375 100644
--- a/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md
+++ b/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Rails.logger.level = 0 # at any time
 
 This is useful when you want to log under development or staging, but you don't want to flood your production log with unnecessary information.
 
-TIP: The default Rails log level is `info` in production mode and `debug` in development and test mode.
+TIP: The default Rails log level is `debug` in all environments.
 
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