diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/kubernetes-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/kubernetes-synchronizer.py
index 5c83aaf..8287263 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/kubernetes-synchronizer.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/kubernetes-synchronizer.py
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
      This is the main entrypoint for the synchronizer. It loads the config file, and then starts the synchronizer.
 """
 
-
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 # Runs the standard XOS synchronizer
 
 import importlib
+import logging
 import os
 import sys
 from xosconfig import Config
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/kubernetes_config.yaml')
 Config.init(config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml')
 
+# prevent logging noise from k8s API calls
+logging.getLogger("kubernetes.client.rest").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+
 synchronizer_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(
     os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../synchronizers/new_base")
 sys.path.append(synchronizer_path)