diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/CommonsLoggingListener.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/CommonsLoggingListener.java
index 6e6b33f71..bbba7811e 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/CommonsLoggingListener.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/listener/CommonsLoggingListener.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class CommonsLoggingListener implements BuildListener, BuildLogger {
             // Since task log category includes target, we don't really
             // need this message
             realLog(log, "Start: " + event.getTarget().getName(),
-                    Project.MSG_DEBUG, null);
+                    Project.MSG_VERBOSE, null);
         }
     }