diff --git a/tests/chutney/arti-bench.sh b/tests/chutney/arti-bench.sh
index 08bf81b86ce022e552a7380f5caa62fc5ec24fab..f01318d7256ce0becf7f06f0b35c2883c322b7db 100755
--- a/tests/chutney/arti-bench.sh
+++ b/tests/chutney/arti-bench.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -xe
 
+if [ -z "$RUST_LOG" ]; then
+    echo "Setting RUST_LOG=info for your convenience."
+    export RUST_LOG=info
+fi
+
 target="chutney/networks/basic"
 cd "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 [ -d chutney ] || git clone https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/chutney