diff --git a/internal/comparison/comparator.go b/internal/comparison/comparator.go
index 08114a6..305b968 100644
--- a/internal/comparison/comparator.go
+++ b/internal/comparison/comparator.go
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ func (c *Comparator) MaxResponseBytes() int {
 	return c.maxResponseBytes
 }
 
+// Ignored reports whether the request matches an endpoint declared ignored, so
+// callers can log its noisy health-check traffic at debug level.
+func (c *Comparator) Ignored(requestMethod, requestPath string) bool {
+	return c.scripts.ignored(requestMethod, requestPath)
+}
+
 // Configure activates the comparator against the wire descriptors.
 func (c *Comparator) Configure(ctx context.Context, set *descriptorpb.FileDescriptorSet) error {
 	configured, err := c.scripts.prepare(ctx, set)
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ func (c *Comparator) Compare(
 	reference Response,
 	candidate Response,
 ) (result Result) {
+	ignored := c.scripts.ignored(requestMethod, requestPath)
 	defer func() {
 		attributes := []any{"event", logger.EventCorrelation, "path", requestPath, "outcome", result.Outcome()}
 		differences := result.Differences()
@@ -69,7 +76,11 @@ func (c *Comparator) Compare(
 		if result.Reason() != "" {
 			attributes = append(attributes, "reason", result.Reason())
 		}
-		c.log.InfoContext(ctx, "Response comparison completed", attributes...)
+		level := slog.LevelInfo
+		if ignored {
+			level = slog.LevelDebug
+		}
+		c.log.Log(ctx, level, "Response comparison completed", attributes...)
 	}()
 	if excludedRequestPath(requestPath) {
 		return Resultf(Skipped, "gRPC namespace is excluded from response comparison")
diff --git a/internal/comparison/comparator_test.go b/internal/comparison/comparator_test.go
index ffa77b0..df528b5 100644
--- a/internal/comparison/comparator_test.go
+++ b/internal/comparison/comparator_test.go
@@ -589,6 +589,21 @@ func TestIgnoredEndpointSkipsComparison(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, comparison.Skipped, result.Outcome())
 }
 
+func TestIgnoredEndpointLogsAtDebug(t *testing.T) {
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	log := slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(&output, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelDebug}))
+	config := newConfig(t, map[string]string{"status.ts": module(`spectre.ingress.ignore("http", "GET /_status");`)})
+	comparator, err := comparison.New(t.Context(), config, log)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NoError(t, comparator.Configure(t.Context(), descriptorSet()))
+	response := httpJSONResponse(http.StatusBadGateway, "text/html", `<html>502 Bad Gateway</html>`)
+
+	result := comparator.Compare(t.Context(), http.MethodGet, "/_status", "", response, response)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, comparison.Skipped, result.Outcome())
+	assert.Contains(t, output.String(), `"level":"DEBUG","msg":"Response comparison completed","event":"correlation","path":"/_status","outcome":"skipped","reason":"endpoint \"GET /_status\" is ignored"`)
+}
+
 func TestRejectsHTTPJSONWithUnknownFields(t *testing.T) {
 	comparator := newScriptsComparator(t, map[string]string{"weather.ts": forecastScript("")})
 	reference := httpJSONResponse(http.StatusOK, "application/json", `{"stable":"same","roles":[],"users":[],"count":"0","labels":{}}`)
diff --git a/internal/comparison/scripts.go b/internal/comparison/scripts.go
index d2ee256..75f9ab3 100644
--- a/internal/comparison/scripts.go
+++ b/internal/comparison/scripts.go
@@ -137,6 +137,13 @@ func (s *scriptSet) resolve(configured *configuredScripts, method, host, path, c
 	return root, identity, selected, wildcards, newEmptyResult()
 }
 
+// ignored reports whether the request matches an endpoint declared ignored, so its
+// traffic is skipped during comparison and logged at debug level.
+func (s *scriptSet) ignored(requestMethod, requestPath string) bool {
+	endpoint, _, matched := s.routes.Match(requestMethod, "", requestPath)
+	return matched && endpoint.Ignore()
+}
+
 // normalise gives each payload a fresh evaluator, so script state cannot carry
 // between payloads and a payload's normalised form depends only on its content.
 func (s *scriptSet) normalise(ctx context.Context, configured *configuredScripts, root *schema.Type,
diff --git a/internal/ingress/handler.go b/internal/ingress/handler.go
index c8a9707..0c687bd 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/handler.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/handler.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type DescriptorLoader interface {
 // ResponseComparator compares paired backend responses against a shared schema.
 type ResponseComparator interface {
 	MaxResponseBytes() int
+	Ignored(requestMethod, requestPath string) bool
 	Configure(ctx context.Context, set *descriptorpb.FileDescriptorSet) error
 	Compare(
 		ctx context.Context,
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ func New(
 		comparator:  comparator,
 		candidates:  proxy.NewCandidates(config.CandidateMaxInFlight, log),
 	}
-	requestHandler := logging.New(http.HandlerFunc(handler.serveProxy), log, logger.EventIngressReceived)
+	requestHandler := logging.NewDemoting(http.HandlerFunc(handler.serveProxy), log, logger.EventIngressReceived,
+		func(request *http.Request) bool { return comparator.Ignored(request.Method, request.URL.Path) })
 	handler.health = health.New(requestHandler)
 	return handler, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/ingress/handler_test.go b/internal/ingress/handler_test.go
index 5f70d80..2ee8199 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/handler_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/handler_test.go
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ type responseComparator struct {
 		comparison.Response,
 	) comparison.Result
 	configure Option[func(set *descriptorpb.FileDescriptorSet)]
+	ignored   Option[func(requestMethod, requestPath string) bool]
 }
 
 func newResponseComparator(compare func(
@@ -1160,6 +1161,13 @@ func (c *responseComparator) MaxResponseBytes() int {
 	return 1024
 }
 
+func (c *responseComparator) Ignored(requestMethod, requestPath string) bool {
+	if ignored, ok := c.ignored.Get(); ok {
+		return ignored(requestMethod, requestPath)
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (c *responseComparator) Configure(ctx context.Context, set *descriptorpb.FileDescriptorSet) error {
 	_ = ctx
 	if configure, ok := c.configure.Get(); ok {
diff --git a/internal/middleware/logging/handler.go b/internal/middleware/logging/handler.go
index ee85857..9cca4e3 100644
--- a/internal/middleware/logging/handler.go
+++ b/internal/middleware/logging/handler.go
@@ -7,19 +7,30 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/alecthomas/errors"
+	. "github.com/alecthomas/types/optional"
 )
 
+// Demoter reports whether a request's log line should drop from info to debug level.
+type Demoter func(request *http.Request) bool
+
 // Handler logs each request after delegating it to the next handler.
 type Handler struct {
 	next  http.Handler
 	log   *slog.Logger
 	event string
+	debug Option[Demoter]
 }
 
 // New constructs request logging middleware around the next handler. event names
 // the SPECTRE event each request is logged under, e.g. "ingress_received".
 func New(next http.Handler, log *slog.Logger, event string) *Handler {
-	return &Handler{next: next, log: log, event: event}
+	return &Handler{next: next, log: log, event: event, debug: None[Demoter]()}
+}
+
+// NewDemoting is like New but logs a request at debug instead of info when demote
+// reports true, keeping low-value traffic such as health checks quiet by default.
+func NewDemoting(next http.Handler, log *slog.Logger, event string, demote Demoter) *Handler {
+	return &Handler{next: next, log: log, event: event, debug: Some(demote)}
 }
 
 // ServeHTTP logs the event, method, path, response status, and elapsed time.
@@ -31,7 +42,11 @@ func (h *Handler) ServeHTTP(writer http.ResponseWriter, request *http.Request) {
 	if status == 0 {
 		status = http.StatusOK
 	}
-	h.log.InfoContext(request.Context(), "HTTP request",
+	level := slog.LevelInfo
+	if demote, ok := h.debug.Get(); ok && demote(request) {
+		level = slog.LevelDebug
+	}
+	h.log.Log(request.Context(), level, "HTTP request",
 		"event", h.event,
 		"method", request.Method,
 		"path", request.URL.Path,
diff --git a/internal/middleware/logging/handler_test.go b/internal/middleware/logging/handler_test.go
index 18558fa..ba14fef 100644
--- a/internal/middleware/logging/handler_test.go
+++ b/internal/middleware/logging/handler_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,36 @@ func TestLogsRequests(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDemotesMatchingRequests(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name  string
+		path  string
+		level string
+	}{
+		{name: "Ignored", path: "/_status", level: "DEBUG"},
+		{name: "Compared", path: "/users", level: "INFO"},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var output bytes.Buffer
+			log := slog.New(slog.NewJSONHandler(&output, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelDebug}))
+			handler := logging.NewDemoting(http.HandlerFunc(func(writer http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+				_, err := writer.Write([]byte("ok"))
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}), log, "ingress_received", func(request *http.Request) bool {
+				return request.URL.Path == "/_status"
+			})
+			handler.ServeHTTP(httptest.NewRecorder(), httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, test.path, nil))
+
+			var record map[string]any
+			assert.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(output.Bytes(), &record))
+			level, _ := record["level"].(string)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.level, level)
+			assert.Equal(t, "HTTP request", record["msg"])
+			assert.Equal(t, "ingress_received", record["event"])
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPreservesFlushing(t *testing.T) {
 	response := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	log := slog.New(slog.DiscardHandler)