diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/overlay-ot.conf b/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/overlay-ot.conf
index f179e6b45e1..01d415aa1f8 100644
--- a/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/overlay-ot.conf
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/echo_client/overlay-ot.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONFIG_SHELL_STACK_SIZE=3072
 CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD=y
 
 CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_DEBUG=y
-CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_LOG_LEVEL_INFO=y
+CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_LOG_LEVEL_WARN=y
 CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_L2_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_L2_LOG_LEVEL_INF=y
 
diff --git a/samples/net/sockets/echo_server/overlay-ot.conf b/samples/net/sockets/echo_server/overlay-ot.conf
index 4783c327b8b..98723d91800 100644
--- a/samples/net/sockets/echo_server/overlay-ot.conf
+++ b/samples/net/sockets/echo_server/overlay-ot.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONFIG_NVS=y
 CONFIG_NET_L2_OPENTHREAD=y
 
 CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_DEBUG=y
-CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_LOG_LEVEL_INFO=y
+CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_LOG_LEVEL_WARN=y
 CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_L2_DEBUG=y
 CONFIG_OPENTHREAD_L2_LOG_LEVEL_INF=y