diff --git a/docs/source/man_sbws.ini.rst b/docs/source/man_sbws.ini.rst
index 8faa719..5338ba7 100644
--- a/docs/source/man_sbws.ini.rst
+++ b/docs/source/man_sbws.ini.rst
@@ -174,9 +174,9 @@ logging
   to_file_level = {debug, info, warning, error, critical}
     Level to log at when using files. (Default: debug)
   to_stdout_level = {debug, info, warning, error, critical}
-    Level to log at when using stdout. (Default: debug)
+    Level to log at when using stdout. (Default: info)
   to_syslog_level = {debug, info, warning, error, critical}
-    Level to log at when using syslog. (Default: debug)
+    Level to log at when using syslog. (Default: info)
   format = STR
     Format string to use when logging.
     (Default: %(asctime)s %(module)s[%(process)s]: <%(levelname)s> %(message)s)
diff --git a/sbws/config.default.ini b/sbws/config.default.ini
index 79d089c..ccf300c 100644
--- a/sbws/config.default.ini
+++ b/sbws/config.default.ini
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ data_period = 10
 # single float. Requests will use it both as the connect() timeout and the
 # timeout between bytes received from the server. See
 # http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/user/advanced/#timeouts
-http_timeout = 600
+http_timeout = 300
 # Timeout in seconds for waiting on a circuit to be built. It MUST be an
 # **int**. We will use this both as the CircuitBuildTimeout and a timeout
 # to give to stem for waiting on a circuit to be built since
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ dirauth_nickname = dirauth_nickname
 # Limits on what download times are too fast/slow/etc.
 download_toofast = 1
 download_min = 5
-download_target = 10
-download_max = 100
+download_target = 6
+download_max = 10
 # How many RTT measurements to make
 num_rtts = 0
 # Number of downloads with acceptable times we must have for a relay before
 # moving on
-num_downloads = 1
+num_downloads = 3
 # The number of bytes to initially request from the server
 initial_read_request = 16384
 # How many measurements to make in parallel
-measurement_threads = 4
+measurement_threads = 3
 # Minimum number of bytes we should ever try to download in a measurement
 min_download_size = 1
 # Maximum number of bytes we should ever try to download in a measurement
@@ -124,10 +124,10 @@ to_file_max_bytes = 10485760
 to_file_num_backups = 50
 # Level to log at. Debug, info, warning, error, critical.
 # `level` must be set to the lower of all the handler levels.
-level = info
-to_file_level = info
-to_stdout_level = info
-to_syslog_level = info
+level = debug
+to_file_level = debug
+to_stdout_level = debug
+to_syslog_level = debug
 # Format string to use when logging
 format = %(asctime)s %(module)s[%(process)s]: <%(levelname)s> (%(threadName)s) %(message)s
 to_stdout_format = ${format}
diff --git a/sbws/core/scanner.py b/sbws/core/scanner.py
index 51c1743..32febb3 100644
--- a/sbws/core/scanner.py
+++ b/sbws/core/scanner.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def measure_rtt_to_server(session, conf, dest, content_length):
     rtts = []
     size = conf.getint("scanner", "min_download_size")
     for _ in range(0, conf.getint("scanner", "num_rtts")):
-        log.debug("Measuring RTT to %s", dest.url)
+        log.info("Measuring RTT to %s", dest.url)
         random_range = get_random_range_string(content_length, size)
         success, data = timed_recv_from_server(session, dest, random_range)
         if not success:
@@ -556,10 +556,8 @@ def measure_relay(args, conf, destinations, cb, rl, relay):
     """
     log.debug("Measuring %s %s", relay.nickname, relay.fingerprint)
     our_nick = conf["scanner"]["nickname"]
-    timeout = conf.getfloat("general", "http_timeout")
-    log.error("Timeout is set to %s", timeout)
     s = requests_utils.make_session(
-        cb.controller, timeout
+        cb.controller, conf.getfloat("general", "http_timeout")
     )
     # Probably because the scanner is stopping.
     if s is None: