diff --git a/bitwarden_license/src/Scim/appsettings.Production.json b/bitwarden_license/src/Scim/appsettings.Production.json
index d9efbcda12..a6578c08dc 100644
--- a/bitwarden_license/src/Scim/appsettings.Production.json
+++ b/bitwarden_license/src/Scim/appsettings.Production.json
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@
     }
   },
   "Logging": {
-    "IncludeScopes": false,
     "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Debug",
-      "System": "Information",
-      "Microsoft": "Information"
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     },
     "Console": {
       "IncludeScopes": true,
diff --git a/src/Admin/appsettings.Production.json b/src/Admin/appsettings.Production.json
index 9f797f3111..1d852abfed 100644
--- a/src/Admin/appsettings.Production.json
+++ b/src/Admin/appsettings.Production.json
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
     }
   },
   "Logging": {
-    "IncludeScopes": false,
     "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Debug",
-      "System": "Information",
-      "Microsoft": "Information"
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     },
     "Console": {
       "IncludeScopes": true,
diff --git a/src/Api/appsettings.Production.json b/src/Api/appsettings.Production.json
index d9efbcda12..a6578c08dc 100644
--- a/src/Api/appsettings.Production.json
+++ b/src/Api/appsettings.Production.json
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@
     }
   },
   "Logging": {
-    "IncludeScopes": false,
     "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Debug",
-      "System": "Information",
-      "Microsoft": "Information"
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     },
     "Console": {
       "IncludeScopes": true,
diff --git a/src/Core/Utilities/LoggerFactoryExtensions.cs b/src/Core/Utilities/LoggerFactoryExtensions.cs
index b950e30d5d..f3330f0792 100644
--- a/src/Core/Utilities/LoggerFactoryExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Core/Utilities/LoggerFactoryExtensions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ namespace Bit.Core.Utilities;
 public static class LoggerFactoryExtensions
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// 
+    ///
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="hostBuilder"></param>
     /// <returns></returns>
@@ -21,10 +22,12 @@ public static class LoggerFactoryExtensions
                 return;
             }
 
+            IConfiguration loggingConfiguration;
+
             // If they have begun using the new settings location, use that
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.Configuration["Logging:PathFormat"]))
             {
-                logging.AddFile(context.Configuration.GetSection("Logging"));
+                loggingConfiguration = context.Configuration.GetSection("Logging");
             }
             else
             {
@@ -40,28 +43,35 @@ public static class LoggerFactoryExtensions
                 var projectName = loggingOptions.ProjectName
                     ?? context.HostingEnvironment.ApplicationName;
 
+                string pathFormat;
+
                 if (loggingOptions.LogRollBySizeLimit.HasValue)
                 {
-                    var pathFormat = loggingOptions.LogDirectoryByProject
+                    pathFormat = loggingOptions.LogDirectoryByProject
                         ? Path.Combine(loggingOptions.LogDirectory, projectName, "log.txt")
                         : Path.Combine(loggingOptions.LogDirectory, $"{projectName.ToLowerInvariant()}.log");
-
-                    logging.AddFile(
-                        pathFormat: pathFormat,
-                        fileSizeLimitBytes: loggingOptions.LogRollBySizeLimit.Value
-                    );
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    var pathFormat = loggingOptions.LogDirectoryByProject
+                    pathFormat = loggingOptions.LogDirectoryByProject
                         ? Path.Combine(loggingOptions.LogDirectory, projectName, "{Date}.txt")
                         : Path.Combine(loggingOptions.LogDirectory, $"{projectName.ToLowerInvariant()}_{{Date}}.log");
-
-                    logging.AddFile(
-                        pathFormat: pathFormat
-                    );
                 }
+
+                // We want to rely on Serilog using the configuration section to have customization of the log levels
+                // so we make a custom configuration source for them based on the legacy values and allow overrides from
+                // the new location.
+                loggingConfiguration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
+                    .AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string?>
+                    {
+                        {"PathFormat", pathFormat},
+                        {"FileSizeLimitBytes", loggingOptions.LogRollBySizeLimit?.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)}
+                    })
+                    .AddConfiguration(context.Configuration.GetSection("Logging"))
+                    .Build();
             }
+
+            logging.AddFile(loggingConfiguration);
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Events/appsettings.Production.json b/src/Events/appsettings.Production.json
index 010f02f8cd..9a10621264 100644
--- a/src/Events/appsettings.Production.json
+++ b/src/Events/appsettings.Production.json
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
     }
   },
   "Logging": {
-    "IncludeScopes": false,
     "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Debug",
-      "System": "Information",
-      "Microsoft": "Information"
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     },
     "Console": {
       "IncludeScopes": true,
diff --git a/src/EventsProcessor/appsettings.Production.json b/src/EventsProcessor/appsettings.Production.json
index 1cce4a9ed3..d57bf98b55 100644
--- a/src/EventsProcessor/appsettings.Production.json
+++ b/src/EventsProcessor/appsettings.Production.json
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 {
   "Logging": {
-    "IncludeScopes": false,
     "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Debug",
-      "System": "Information",
-      "Microsoft": "Information"
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     },
     "Console": {
       "IncludeScopes": true,
diff --git a/src/Icons/appsettings.Production.json b/src/Icons/appsettings.Production.json
index 828e8c61cc..19d21f7260 100644
--- a/src/Icons/appsettings.Production.json
+++ b/src/Icons/appsettings.Production.json
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
     }
   },
   "Logging": {
-    "IncludeScopes": false,
     "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Debug",
-      "System": "Information",
-      "Microsoft": "Information"
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     },
     "Console": {
       "IncludeScopes": true,
diff --git a/src/Identity/appsettings.Production.json b/src/Identity/appsettings.Production.json
index 4897a7d8b1..14471b5fb6 100644
--- a/src/Identity/appsettings.Production.json
+++ b/src/Identity/appsettings.Production.json
@@ -20,11 +20,9 @@
     }
   },
   "Logging": {
-    "IncludeScopes": false,
     "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Debug",
-      "System": "Information",
-      "Microsoft": "Information"
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     },
     "Console": {
       "IncludeScopes": true,
diff --git a/src/Notifications/appsettings.Production.json b/src/Notifications/appsettings.Production.json
index 010f02f8cd..735c70e481 100644
--- a/src/Notifications/appsettings.Production.json
+++ b/src/Notifications/appsettings.Production.json
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@
     }
   },
   "Logging": {
-    "IncludeScopes": false,
     "LogLevel": {
-      "Default": "Debug",
-      "System": "Information",
-      "Microsoft": "Information"
+      "Default": "Information",
+      "Microsoft": "Warning"
     },
     "Console": {
       "IncludeScopes": true,
diff --git a/test/Core.Test/Utilities/LoggerFactoryExtensionsTests.cs b/test/Core.Test/Utilities/LoggerFactoryExtensionsTests.cs
index 81311cb802..ffeb3fa2e7 100644
--- a/test/Core.Test/Utilities/LoggerFactoryExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/test/Core.Test/Utilities/LoggerFactoryExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ public class LoggerFactoryExtensionsTests
 
         logger.LogWarning("This is a test");
 
-        // Writing to the file is buffered, give it a little time to flush
-        await Task.Delay(5);
+        await provider.DisposeAsync();
 
         var logFile = Assert.Single(tempDir.EnumerateFiles("Logs/*.log"));
 
@@ -90,13 +89,67 @@ public class LoggerFactoryExtensionsTests
             logFileContents
         );
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AddSerilogFileLogging_LegacyConfig_WithLevelCustomization_InfoLogs_DoNotFillUpFile()
+    {
+        await AssertSmallFileAsync((tempDir, config) =>
+        {
+            config["GlobalSettings:LogDirectory"] = tempDir;
+            config["Logging:LogLevel:Microsoft.AspNetCore"] = "Warning";
+        });
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task AddSerilogFileLogging_NewConfig_WithLevelCustomization_InfoLogs_DoNotFillUpFile()
+    {
+        await AssertSmallFileAsync((tempDir, config) =>
+        {
+            config["Logging:PathFormat"] = Path.Combine(tempDir, "log.txt");
+            config["Logging:LogLevel:Microsoft.AspNetCore"] = "Warning";
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static async Task AssertSmallFileAsync(Action<string, Dictionary<string, string?>> configure)
+    {
+        using var tempDir = new TempDirectory();
+        var config = new Dictionary<string, string?>();
+
+        configure(tempDir.Directory, config);
+
+        var provider = GetServiceProvider(config, "Production");
+
+        var loggerFactory = provider.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>();
+        var microsoftLogger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger("Microsoft.AspNetCore.Testing");
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
+        {
+            microsoftLogger.LogInformation("Tons of useless information");
+        }
+
+        var otherLogger = loggerFactory.CreateLogger("Bitwarden");
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+        {
+            otherLogger.LogInformation("Mildly more useful information but not as frequent.");
+        }
+
+        await provider.DisposeAsync();
+
+        var logFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles(tempDir.Directory, "*.txt", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+        var logFile = Assert.Single(logFiles);
+
+        using var fr = File.OpenRead(logFile);
+        Assert.InRange(fr.Length, 0, 1024);
+    }
+
     private static IEnumerable<ILoggerProvider> GetProviders(Dictionary<string, string?> initialData, string environment = "Production")
     {
         var provider = GetServiceProvider(initialData, environment);
         return provider.GetServices<ILoggerProvider>();
     }
 
-    private static IServiceProvider GetServiceProvider(Dictionary<string, string?> initialData, string environment)
+    private static ServiceProvider GetServiceProvider(Dictionary<string, string?> initialData, string environment)
     {
         var config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
             .AddInMemoryCollection(initialData)