diff --git a/services/mail.nix b/services/mail.nix
index 901dfcf..90c6b0b 100644
--- a/services/mail.nix
+++ b/services/mail.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
       sources.nixos-mailserver.outPath
   ];
 
+  # reduce log spam
+  systemd.services.rspamd.serviceConfig.LogLevelMax = 3; # this is set to error because rspamd regularly complains about not enough learns
+  systemd.services.postfix.serviceConfig.LogLevelMax = 5; # = notice
+  systemd.services.dovecot2.serviceConfig.LogLevelMax = 5; # = notice
+
   # stop postfix from dying if rspamd hiccups
   systemd.services.postfix.unitConfig = {
    Requires = lib.mkForce "dovecot2.service opendkim.service";