diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/core/LogService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/core/LogService.js
index efd8f3da1..40aa20622 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/core/LogService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/core/LogService.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const LOG_LEVEL_ERRO = logSeverity(0, 'ERRO', '31;1', 'error');
 const LOG_LEVEL_WARN = logSeverity(1, 'WARN', '33;1', 'warn');
 const LOG_LEVEL_INFO = logSeverity(2, 'INFO', '36;1', 'info');
 const LOG_LEVEL_NOTICEME = logSeverity(3, 'NOTICE_ME', '33;1', 'error');
-const LOG_LEVEL_SYSTEM = logSeverity(3, 'SYSTEM', '33;1', 'system');
+const LOG_LEVEL_SYSTEM = logSeverity(3, 'SYSTEM', '36;1', 'system');
 const LOG_LEVEL_DEBU = logSeverity(4, 'DEBU', '37', 'debug');
 const LOG_LEVEL_TICK = logSeverity(10, 'TICK', '34;1', 'info');
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/core/lib/log.js b/src/backend/src/modules/core/lib/log.js
index 17e3f2174..88a07ae86 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/core/lib/log.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/core/lib/log.js
@@ -56,12 +56,21 @@ const stringify_log_entry = ({ prefix, log_lvl, crumbs, message, fields, objects
     }
 
     m += prefix ? `${prefix} ` : '';
-    m += `\x1B[${log_lvl.esc}m[${log_lvl.label}\x1B[0m`;
+    let levelLabelShown = false;
+    if ( log_lvl.label !== 'INFO' || ! config.log_hide_info_label ) {
+        levelLabelShown = true;
+        m += `\x1B[${log_lvl.esc}m[${log_lvl.label}\x1B[0m`;
+    } else {
+        m += `\x1B[${log_lvl.esc}m[\x1B[0m`;
+    }
     for ( let crumb of crumbs ) {
         if ( crumb.startsWith('extension/') ) {
             crumb = `\x1B[34;1m${crumb}\x1B[0m`;
         }
-        m += `::${crumb}`;
+        if ( levelLabelShown ) {
+            m += '::';
+        } else levelLabelShown = true;
+        m += crumb;
     }
     m += `\x1B[${log_lvl.esc}m]\x1B[0m`;
     if ( fields.timestamp ) {
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/DevSocketService.js b/src/backend/src/services/DevSocketService.js
index bf87b2b43..8349f8c45 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/DevSocketService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/DevSocketService.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Try entering the 'help' command.
 
 class DevSocketService extends BaseService {
     async ['__on_boot.consolidation'] () {
-        this.log.noticeme('dev socket service');
         this.sock = process.env.DEV_SOCKET_PATH ??
             path_.join(process.cwd(), 'dev.sock');