diff --git a/example/config.ru b/example/config.ru
index 902c71744..ac0c9e29e 100644
--- a/example/config.ru
+++ b/example/config.ru
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ app = PactBroker::App.new do | config |
   # change these from their default values if desired
   # config.log_dir = "./log"
   # config.auto_migrate_db = true
-  config.database_connection = Sequel.connect(DATABASE_CREDENTIALS.merge(:logger => config.logger))
+  config.database_connection = Sequel.connect(DATABASE_CREDENTIALS.merge(:logger => PactBroker::DB::LogQuietener.new(config.logger)))
 end
 
 run app
diff --git a/lib/pact_broker/db/log_quietener.rb b/lib/pact_broker/db/log_quietener.rb
index 99cf84cad..67cb00b68 100644
--- a/lib/pact_broker/db/log_quietener.rb
+++ b/lib/pact_broker/db/log_quietener.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# To reduce the noise of the SQL logs, this class changes INFO
+# logs to DEBUG, and changes the ERROR logs that occur when
+# Sequel doesn't know if a table/view exists or not to DEBUG,
+# so that they don't freak newbies out when they start up the
+# broker for the first time.
+
 require 'delegate'
 
 module PactBroker