diff --git a/cli/genpolicy/genpolicy.go b/cli/genpolicy/genpolicy.go
index 21af4a3af..8adfce53d 100644
--- a/cli/genpolicy/genpolicy.go
+++ b/cli/genpolicy/genpolicy.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (r *Runner) Run(ctx context.Context, yamlPath string, logger *slog.Logger)
 	genpolicy := exec.CommandContext(ctx, r.genpolicy.Path(), args...)
 	genpolicy.Env = os.Environ()
 	if _, hasRustLog := os.LookupEnv("RUST_LOG"); !hasRustLog {
-		genpolicy.Env = append(genpolicy.Env, "RUST_LOG=info")
+		genpolicy.Env = append(genpolicy.Env, "RUST_LOG=debug")
 	}
 	if _, hasRustBacktrace := os.LookupEnv("RUST_BACKTRACE"); !hasRustBacktrace {
 		genpolicy.Env = append(genpolicy.Env, "RUST_BACKTRACE=1")
diff --git a/cli/genpolicy/logtranslator.go b/cli/genpolicy/logtranslator.go
index 8587f5c3d..8f7d58534 100644
--- a/cli/genpolicy/logtranslator.go
+++ b/cli/genpolicy/logtranslator.go
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ func (l logTranslator) startTranslate() {
 					l.logger.Error(match[3], "position", match[2])
 				case "WARN":
 					l.logger.Warn(match[3], "position", match[2])
-				case "INFO": // prints quite a lot, only show on debug
+				case "INFO":
+					fallthrough // prints quite a lot, only show on debug
+				case "DEBUG":
 					l.logger.Debug(match[3], "position", match[2])
 				}
 			}