diff --git a/video_metadata/views/tmdb.py b/video_metadata/views/tmdb.py
index aabf711..ca09afc 100644
--- a/video_metadata/views/tmdb.py
+++ b/video_metadata/views/tmdb.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from enum import IntEnum
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
@@ -376,7 +377,11 @@ def doQueryAlgorithm(query:query_data) -> dict:
 
 
 def guessMedia(query:query_data) -> query_data:
+    # NOTE: don't log debug messages for rebulk, which are excessive
+    logging.disable(logging.DEBUG)
     guess = guessit(query.raw_query_str)
+    logging.disable(logging.NOTSET)
+
     query.title = guess['title']
     query.parsed_query_str = guess['title'].lower()
 
@@ -392,7 +397,6 @@ def guessMedia(query:query_data) -> query_data:
         query.is_valid = False
         current_app.logger.error(f'invalid key: {e}, for query: {query.raw_query_str}')
 
-    current_app.logger.debug(f'query: {util.dumpObject(query)}')
     return query