diff --git a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala
index 4ebf64c1c7..d35c77a19a 100644
--- a/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala
+++ b/akka-cluster/src/main/scala/akka/cluster/ClusterDaemon.scala
@@ -405,8 +405,7 @@ private[cluster] final class ClusterCoreDaemon(publisher: ActorRef) extends Acto
 
         latestGossip = seenVersionedGossip
 
-        log.debug("Cluster Node [{}] - Node [{}] is JOINING", selfAddress, node)
-        // treat join as initial heartbeat, so that it becomes unavailable if nothing more happens
+        log.info("Cluster Node [{}] - Node [{}] is JOINING", selfAddress, node)
         if (node != selfAddress) {
           gossipTo(node)
         }