diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/db.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/db.rs
index 8c80dcaf96..a669c36173 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/db.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/db.rs
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ impl UserDB {
         let mut folders_read = folders_read.clone();
         folders_read.extend(folders_write.clone());
 
-        tracing::debug!(
-            "Setting role to {} {:?} {:?} {:?} {:?}",
-            user,
-            authed.username(),
-            authed.groups(),
-            folders_read,
-            folders_write
-        );
+        // tracing::debug!(
+        //     "Setting role to {} {:?} {:?} {:?} {:?}",
+        //     user,
+        //     authed.username(),
+        //     authed.groups(),
+        //     folders_read,
+        //     folders_write
+        // );
 
         let mut tx = self.db.begin().await?;
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-common/src/tracing_init.rs b/backend/windmill-common/src/tracing_init.rs
index aa1e409dd1..897281007d 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-common/src/tracing_init.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-common/src/tracing_init.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
     sync::{Arc, RwLock},
 };
-use tracing::Event;
+use tracing::{level_filters::LevelFilter, Event};
 use tracing_appender::non_blocking::{NonBlockingBuilder, WorkerGuard};
 use tracing_subscriber::layer::Context;
 use tracing_subscriber::{
@@ -51,12 +51,21 @@ pub fn initialize_tracing(
 ) -> (WorkerGuard, crate::otel_ee::OtelProvider) {
     let style = std::env::var("RUST_LOG_STYLE").unwrap_or_else(|_| "auto".into());
 
-    if std::env::var("RUST_LOG").is_ok_and(|x| x == "debug" || x == "info") {
+    let rust_log_env = std::env::var("RUST_LOG");
+    if rust_log_env
+        .as_ref()
+        .is_ok_and(|x| x == "debug" || x == "info")
+    {
         std::env::set_var(
             "RUST_LOG",
-            &format!("windmill={}", std::env::var("RUST_LOG").unwrap()),
+            &format!("windmill={}", rust_log_env.as_ref().unwrap()),
         )
     }
+    let default_env_filter = if rust_log_env.is_ok_and(|x| x == "debug") {
+        LevelFilter::DEBUG
+    } else {
+        LevelFilter::INFO
+    };
 
     let meter_provider = crate::otel_ee::init_meter_provider(mode, hostname, environment);
 
@@ -109,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn initialize_tracing(
                                 "windmill:job_log",
                                 tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter::OFF,
                             )
-                            .with_default(tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter::INFO),
+                            .with_default(default_env_filter),
                     ),
             )
             .with(CountingLayer::new())
@@ -131,7 +140,7 @@ pub fn initialize_tracing(
                                 "windmill:job_log",
                                 tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter::OFF,
                             )
-                            .with_default(tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter::INFO),
+                            .with_default(default_env_filter),
                     ),
             )
             .with(CountingLayer::new())
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
index 85a8903868..ecaaa1b9be 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ async fn postinstall(
                 }
 
                 if let Some(existing_paths) = lookup_table.get_mut(&name) {
-                    tracing::info!(
+                    tracing::debug!(
                         "Found existing package name: {:?} in {}",
                         entry.file_name(),
                         path
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@ fn copy_dir_recursively(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> windmill_common::error::Resul
         fs::create_dir_all(dst)?;
     }
 
+    tracing::debug!("Copying recursively from {:?} to {:?}", src, dst);
+
     for entry in fs::read_dir(src)? {
         let entry = entry?;
         let src_path = entry.path();
@@ -492,6 +494,8 @@ fn copy_dir_recursively(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> windmill_common::error::Resul
         }
     }
 
+    tracing::debug!("Finished copying recursively from {:?} to {:?}", src, dst);
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -530,10 +534,13 @@ pub async fn handle_python_job(
     )
     .await?;
 
+    tracing::debug!("Finished handling python dependencies");
+
     if !PythonAnnotations::parse(inner_content).no_postinstall {
         if let Err(e) = postinstall(&mut additional_python_paths, job_dir, job, db).await {
             tracing::error!("Postinstall stage has failed. Reason: {e}");
         }
+        tracing::debug!("Finished deps postinstall stage");
     }
 
     append_logs(
@@ -564,9 +571,13 @@ pub async fn handle_python_job(
     )
     .await?;
 
+    tracing::debug!("Finished preparing wrapper");
+
     let apply_preprocessor = pre_spread.is_some();
 
     create_args_and_out_file(&client, job, job_dir, db).await?;
+    tracing::debug!("Finished preparing wrapper");
+
 
     let preprocessor = if let Some(pre_spread) = pre_spread {
         format!(
@@ -665,6 +676,8 @@ except BaseException as e:
     );
     write_file(job_dir, "wrapper.py", &wrapper_content)?;
 
+    tracing::debug!("Finished writing wrapper");
+
     let client = client.get_authed().await;
     let mut reserved_variables = get_reserved_variables(job, &client.token, db).await?;
     let additional_python_paths_folders = additional_python_paths.iter().join(":");