diff --git a/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx b/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx
index 4ce15a2aa0..8d20853aa5 100644
--- a/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/AggregatorRunner.cxx
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void AggregatorRunner::store(QualityObjectsWithAggregatorNameVector& qualityObje
 
     if (!qualityObjectsWithAggregatorNames.empty() && !qualityObjectsWithAggregatorNames.front().second.empty()) {
       const auto& qo = qualityObjectsWithAggregatorNames.front().second.front();
-      ILOG(Info, Devel) << "Validity of QO '" << qo->GetName() << "' is (" << qo->getValidity().getMin() << ", " << qo->getValidity().getMax() << ")" << ENDM;
+      ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Validity of QO '" << qo->GetName() << "' is (" << qo->getValidity().getMin() << ", " << qo->getValidity().getMax() << ")" << ENDM;
     }
 
   } catch (boost::exception& e) {
diff --git a/Framework/src/Bookkeeping.cxx b/Framework/src/Bookkeeping.cxx
index a130690097..aae2f505e1 100644
--- a/Framework/src/Bookkeeping.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/Bookkeeping.cxx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ std::string readClientToken()
     if (token.empty()) {
       throw std::runtime_error("BKP token file '" + tokenFileName + "' was provided but it is empty, please provide a valid token");
     }
-    ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Using token from file qc_bkp_client_token" << ENDM;
+    ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Using token from file qc_bkp_client_token.txt" << ENDM;
     return token;
   }
 
diff --git a/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx b/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx
index 416fdbe889..b9083ae095 100644
--- a/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/CheckRunner.cxx
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void CheckRunner::store(QualityObjectsType& qualityObjects, long validFrom)
     }
     if (!qualityObjects.empty()) {
       auto& qo = qualityObjects.at(0);
-      ILOG(Info, Devel) << "Validity of QO '" << qo->GetName() << "' is (" << qo->getValidity().getMin() << ", " << qo->getValidity().getMax() << ")" << ENDM;
+      ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Validity of QO '" << qo->GetName() << "' is (" << qo->getValidity().getMin() << ", " << qo->getValidity().getMax() << ")" << ENDM;
     }
   } catch (boost::exception& e) {
     ILOG(Info, Support) << "Unable to " << diagnostic_information(e) << ENDM;
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ void CheckRunner::store(std::vector<std::shared_ptr<MonitorObject>>& monitorObje
     }
     if (!monitorObjects.empty()) {
       auto& mo = monitorObjects.at(0);
-      ILOG(Info, Devel) << "Validity of MO '" << mo->GetName() << "' is (" << mo->getValidity().getMin() << ", " << mo->getValidity().getMax() << ")" << ENDM;
+      ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Validity of MO '" << mo->GetName() << "' is (" << mo->getValidity().getMin() << ", " << mo->getValidity().getMax() << ")" << ENDM;
     }
   } catch (boost::exception& e) {
     ILOG(Info, Support) << "Unable to " << diagnostic_information(e) << ENDM;
diff --git a/Framework/src/TimekeeperAsynchronous.cxx b/Framework/src/TimekeeperAsynchronous.cxx
index 360428fc43..94f2d6af0b 100644
--- a/Framework/src/TimekeeperAsynchronous.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/TimekeeperAsynchronous.cxx
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ validity_time_t
   } else {
     // an exception could be thrown here once the values above are set correctly in production
   }
-  ILOG(Info, Devel) << "Received the following activity boundary propositions: " << ccdbTimestamp << ", " << ecsTimestamp
-                    << ", " << configTimestamp << ", " << currentTimestamp << ". Selected: " << selected << ENDM;
+  ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Received the following activity boundary propositions: " << ccdbTimestamp << ", " << ecsTimestamp
+                     << ", " << configTimestamp << ", " << currentTimestamp << ". Selected: " << selected << ENDM;
   return selected;
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ ValidityInterval TimekeeperAsynchronous::computeTimestampFromTimeframeID(uint32_
   if (mOrbitsPerTF == 0) {
     if (auto accessor = getCCDBOrbitsPerTFAccessor()) {
       mOrbitsPerTF = accessor();
-      ILOG(Info, Support) << "Got nOrbitsPerTF " << mOrbitsPerTF << " for TF " << tfid << ENDM;
+      ILOG(Debug, Support) << "Got nOrbitsPerTF " << mOrbitsPerTF << " for TF " << tfid << ENDM;
     } else {
       ILOG(Error, Ops) << "CCDB OrbitsPerTF accessor is not available" << ENDM;
     }
diff --git a/Framework/src/TimekeeperSynchronous.cxx b/Framework/src/TimekeeperSynchronous.cxx
index d1a0c281e7..daa67f61bc 100644
--- a/Framework/src/TimekeeperSynchronous.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/TimekeeperSynchronous.cxx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void TimekeeperSynchronous::updateByTimeFrameID(uint32_t tfid)
 {
   if (tfid == 0) {
     if (!mWarnedAboutTfIdZero) {
-      ILOG(Warning, Devel) << "Seen TFID equal to 0, which is not expected. Will not update TF-based validity, will not warn further." << ENDM;
+      ILOG(Debug, Devel) << "Seen TFID equal to 0, which is unexpected in production, but normal in test QC setups. Will not update TF-based validity, will not warn further." << ENDM;
       mWarnedAboutTfIdZero = true;
     }
     return;
diff --git a/Framework/src/runQC.cxx b/Framework/src/runQC.cxx
index 0fae551924..3461d4c80f 100644
--- a/Framework/src/runQC.cxx
+++ b/Framework/src/runQC.cxx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <boost/asio/ip/host_name.hpp>
 #include <DataSampling/DataSampling.h>
 #include <Configuration/ConfigurationFactory.h>
+#include <Framework/DefaultsHelpers.h>
 #include "QualityControl/runnerUtils.h"
 #include "QualityControl/InfrastructureGenerator.h"
 #include "QualityControl/QcInfoLogger.h"
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ bool validateArguments(const ConfigContext& config)
     ILOG(Warning, Support) << "No configuration path specified, returning an empty workflow." << ENDM;
     return false;
   } else if (!std::regex_match(qcConfigurationSource, configBackend)) {
-    ILOG(Error, Support) << "The --config option expects a backend name (e.g. json:// or consul-json://) preceding the path. User specified: " << qcConfigurationSource << ENDM;
+    ILOG(Error, Ops) << "The --config option expects a backend name (e.g. json:// or consul-json://) preceding the path. User specified: " << qcConfigurationSource << ENDM;
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -119,13 +120,40 @@ bool validateArguments(const ConfigContext& config)
   exclusiveOptions += !config.options().get<std::string>("local-batch").empty();
   exclusiveOptions += !config.options().get<std::string>("remote-batch").empty();
   if (exclusiveOptions > 1) {
-    ILOG(Error, Support) << "More than one of the following options was specified: --local, --remote, --local-batch, --remote--batch. This is not allowed, returning an empty workflow." << ENDM;
+    ILOG(Error, Ops) << "More than one of the following options was specified: --local, --remote, --local-batch, --remote-batch, --full-chain. This is not allowed, returning an empty workflow." << ENDM;
     return false;
   }
 
   return true;
 }
 
+void setupInfologger(const ConfigContext& config, boost::property_tree::ptree configTree)
+{
+  if (config.options().get<bool>("no-infologger")) {
+    quality_control::core::QcInfoLogger::disable();
+  } else {
+    auto infologgerFilterDiscardDebug = configTree.get<bool>("qc.config.infologger.filterDiscardDebug", true);
+    auto infologgerDiscardLevel = configTree.get<int>("qc.config.infologger.filterDiscardLevel", 21);
+    ILOG_INST.filterDiscardDebug(infologgerFilterDiscardDebug);
+    ILOG_INST.filterDiscardLevel(infologgerDiscardLevel);
+  }
+  auto infologgerDiscardFile = configTree.get<std::string>("qc.config.infologger.filterDiscardFile", "");
+  auto rotateMaxBytes = configTree.get<u_long>("qc.config.infologger.filterRotateMaxBytes", 0);
+  auto rotateMaxFiles = configTree.get<u_int>("qc.config.infologger.filterRotateMaxFiles", 0);
+  std::string debugInDiscardFile = configTree.get<std::string>("qc.config.infologger.debugInDiscardFile", "false");
+  auto debugInDiscardFileBool = debugInDiscardFile == "true";
+  ILOG_INST.filterDiscardSetFile(infologgerDiscardFile.c_str(), rotateMaxBytes, rotateMaxFiles, 0, !debugInDiscardFileBool /*Do not store Debug messages in file*/);
+
+  std::string id = "runQC";
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < config.argc(); i++) {
+    if (std::strcmp(config.argv()[i], "--id") == 0 && i + 1 < config.argc()) {
+      id = config.argv()[i + 1];
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  o2::quality_control::core::QcInfoLogger::setFacility(id);
+}
+
 WorkflowSpec defineDataProcessing(const ConfigContext& config)
 {
   WorkflowSpec specs;
@@ -155,29 +183,7 @@ WorkflowSpec defineDataProcessing(const ConfigContext& config)
     // we set the infologger levels as soon as possible to avoid spamming
     auto configTree = ConfigurationFactory::getConfiguration(qcConfigurationSource)->getRecursive();
 
-    if (config.options().get<bool>("no-infologger")) {
-      quality_control::core::QcInfoLogger::disable();
-    } else {
-      auto infologgerFilterDiscardDebug = configTree.get<bool>("qc.config.infologger.filterDiscardDebug", true);
-      auto infologgerDiscardLevel = configTree.get<int>("qc.config.infologger.filterDiscardLevel", 21);
-      ILOG_INST.filterDiscardDebug(infologgerFilterDiscardDebug);
-      ILOG_INST.filterDiscardLevel(infologgerDiscardLevel);
-    }
-    auto infologgerDiscardFile = configTree.get<std::string>("qc.config.infologger.filterDiscardFile", "");
-    auto rotateMaxBytes = configTree.get<u_long>("qc.config.infologger.filterRotateMaxBytes", 0);
-    auto rotateMaxFiles = configTree.get<u_int>("qc.config.infologger.filterRotateMaxFiles", 0);
-    std::string debugInDiscardFile = configTree.get<std::string>("qc.config.infologger.debugInDiscardFile", "false");
-    auto debugInDiscardFileBool = debugInDiscardFile == "true";
-    ILOG_INST.filterDiscardSetFile(infologgerDiscardFile.c_str(), rotateMaxBytes, rotateMaxFiles, 0, !debugInDiscardFileBool /*Do not store Debug messages in file*/);
-
-    std::string id = "runQC";
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < config.argc(); i++) {
-      if (std::strcmp(config.argv()[i], "--id") == 0 && i + 1 < config.argc()) {
-        id = config.argv()[i + 1];
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-    o2::quality_control::core::QcInfoLogger::setFacility(id);
+    setupInfologger(config, configTree);
 
     ILOG(Info, Devel) << "Using config file '" << qcConfigurationSource << "'" << ENDM;
     auto keyValuesToOverride = quality_control::core::parseOverrideValues(config.options().get<std::string>("override-values"));