diff --git a/cr-check.c b/cr-check.c
index db6a5ec93..8d6e382d0 100644
--- a/cr-check.c
+++ b/cr-check.c
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ int cr_check(void)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	log_set_loglevel(LOG_ERROR);
+
 	if (mntns_collect_root(getpid())) {
 		pr_err("Can't collect root mount point\n");
 		return -1;