diff --git a/accounts-cluster-bench/src/main.rs b/accounts-cluster-bench/src/main.rs
index 9e592131a16905..2135e9ee19cbee 100644
--- a/accounts-cluster-bench/src/main.rs
+++ b/accounts-cluster-bench/src/main.rs
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ fn run_accounts_bench(
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    solana_logger::setup_with_default("solana=info");
+    solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
     let matches = App::new(crate_name!())
         .about(crate_description!())
         .version(solana_version::version!())
diff --git a/bench-tps/src/main.rs b/bench-tps/src/main.rs
index 519612bd4237a7..e9cc2100635912 100644
--- a/bench-tps/src/main.rs
+++ b/bench-tps/src/main.rs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ fn create_client(
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    solana_logger::setup_with_default("solana=info");
+    solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
     solana_metrics::set_panic_hook("bench-tps", /*version:*/ None);
 
     let matches = cli::build_args(solana_version::version!()).get_matches();
diff --git a/dos/src/main.rs b/dos/src/main.rs
index 8e6c3c5b2b11b5..6a7968669f4c55 100644
--- a/dos/src/main.rs
+++ b/dos/src/main.rs
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ fn run_dos<T: 'static + BenchTpsClient + Send + Sync>(
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    solana_logger::setup_with_default("solana=info");
+    solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
     let cmd_params = build_cli_parameters();
 
     let (nodes, client) = if !cmd_params.skip_gossip {
diff --git a/faucet/src/bin/faucet.rs b/faucet/src/bin/faucet.rs
index 8e45ef98155a54..56cc7542623185 100644
--- a/faucet/src/bin/faucet.rs
+++ b/faucet/src/bin/faucet.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ use {
 async fn main() {
     let default_keypair = solana_cli_config::Config::default().keypair_path;
 
-    solana_logger::setup_with_default("solana=info");
+    solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
     solana_metrics::set_panic_hook("faucet", /*version:*/ None);
     let matches = App::new(crate_name!())
         .about(crate_description!())
diff --git a/gossip/src/main.rs b/gossip/src/main.rs
index 226fab8d9d43a8..1f31195f431d36 100644
--- a/gossip/src/main.rs
+++ b/gossip/src/main.rs
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ fn process_rpc_url(
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn error::Error>> {
-    solana_logger::setup_with_default("solana=info");
+    solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
 
     let matches = parse_matches();
     let socket_addr_space = SocketAddrSpace::new(matches.is_present("allow_private_addr"));
diff --git a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
index aeed15fc9c9bbf..f7b25ec279636c 100644
--- a/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/ledger-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ fn main() {
     const DEFAULT_MAX_FULL_SNAPSHOT_ARCHIVES_TO_RETAIN: usize = std::usize::MAX;
     const DEFAULT_MAX_INCREMENTAL_SNAPSHOT_ARCHIVES_TO_RETAIN: usize = std::usize::MAX;
 
-    solana_logger::setup_with_default("solana=info");
+    solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
 
     let starting_slot_arg = Arg::with_name("starting_slot")
         .long("starting-slot")
diff --git a/logger/src/lib.rs b/logger/src/lib.rs
index 7b9ae30d881053..aa8dc5ca1db0ef 100644
--- a/logger/src/lib.rs
+++ b/logger/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ lazy_static! {
         Arc::new(RwLock::new(env_logger::Logger::from_default_env()));
 }
 
+pub const DEFAULT_FILTER: &str = "solana=info,agave=info";
+
 struct LoggerShim {}
 
 impl log::Log for LoggerShim {
@@ -49,6 +51,11 @@ pub fn setup_with_default(filter: &str) {
     replace_logger(logger);
 }
 
+// Configures logging with the `DEFAULT_FILTER` if RUST_LOG is not set
+pub fn setup_with_default_filter() {
+    setup_with_default(DEFAULT_FILTER);
+}
+
 // Configures logging with the default filter "error" if RUST_LOG is not set
 pub fn setup() {
     setup_with_default("error");
diff --git a/runtime/store-tool/src/main.rs b/runtime/store-tool/src/main.rs
index 98140ed59ba0ea..8c2cf80148882d 100644
--- a/runtime/store-tool/src/main.rs
+++ b/runtime/store-tool/src/main.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use {
 };
 
 fn main() {
-    solana_logger::setup_with_default("solana=info");
+    solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
     let matches = App::new(crate_name!())
         .about(crate_description!())
         .version(solana_version::version!())
diff --git a/scripts/run.sh b/scripts/run.sh
index 2d8e1ec88ac450..70994c921f47ac 100755
--- a/scripts/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/run.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $ok || {
   exit 1
 }
 
-export RUST_LOG=${RUST_LOG:-solana=info,solana_runtime::message_processor=debug} # if RUST_LOG is unset, default to info
+export RUST_LOG=${RUST_LOG:-solana=info,agave=info,solana_runtime::message_processor=debug} # if RUST_LOG is unset, default to info
 export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 dataDir=$PWD/config/"$(basename "$0" .sh)"
 ledgerDir=$PWD/config/ledger
diff --git a/transaction-dos/src/main.rs b/transaction-dos/src/main.rs
index 5d69e9e291b6b5..11f8548227cb58 100644
--- a/transaction-dos/src/main.rs
+++ b/transaction-dos/src/main.rs
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ fn run_transactions_dos(
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    solana_logger::setup_with_default("solana=info");
+    solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
     let matches = App::new(crate_name!())
         .about(crate_description!())
         .version(solana_version::version!())
diff --git a/validator/src/lib.rs b/validator/src/lib.rs
index 4e7ed43ec78309..fab90fa98e06ca 100644
--- a/validator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/validator/src/lib.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ pub fn redirect_stderr_to_file(logfile: Option<String>) -> Option<JoinHandle<()>
         env::set_var("RUST_BACKTRACE", "1")
     }
 
-    let filter = "solana=info";
     match logfile {
         None => {
-            solana_logger::setup_with_default(filter);
+            solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
             None
         }
         Some(logfile) => {
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn redirect_stderr_to_file(logfile: Option<String>) -> Option<JoinHandle<()>
                             exit(1);
                         });
 
-                solana_logger::setup_with_default(filter);
+                solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
                 redirect_stderr(&logfile);
                 Some(
                     std::thread::Builder::new()
diff --git a/watchtower/src/main.rs b/watchtower/src/main.rs
index 341b7903c0a33e..11dd70e27285dc 100644
--- a/watchtower/src/main.rs
+++ b/watchtower/src/main.rs
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ fn get_cluster_info(
 }
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn error::Error>> {
-    solana_logger::setup_with_default("solana=info");
+    solana_logger::setup_with_default_filter();
     solana_metrics::set_panic_hook("watchtower", /*version:*/ None);
 
     let config = get_config();