diff --git a/chainqueue/store/fs.py b/chainqueue/store/fs.py
index 94b410d..3bb3a45 100644
--- a/chainqueue/store/fs.py
+++ b/chainqueue/store/fs.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class CounterStore:
     
         v = f.read(8)
         self.count = int.from_bytes(v, byteorder='big')
-        logg.info('counter starts at {}'.format(self.count))
+        logg.debug('counter starts at {}'.format(self.count))
     
         f.seek(0)
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index c500ed2..06ac365 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = chainqueue
-version = 0.1.7
+version = 0.1.8
 description = Generic blockchain transaction queue control
 author = Louis Holbrook
 author_email = dev@holbrook.no