diff --git a/internal/gatewayapi/runner/runner.go b/internal/gatewayapi/runner/runner.go
index bd093761911..55023c41a8d 100644
--- a/internal/gatewayapi/runner/runner.go
+++ b/internal/gatewayapi/runner/runner.go
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ func (r *Runner) subscribeAndTranslate(ctx context.Context) {
 				// Publish the IRs.
 				// Also validate the ir before sending it.
 				for key, val := range result.InfraIR {
-					r.Logger.WithValues("infra-ir", key).Info(val.JSONString())
+					if vlog := r.Logger.V(4); vlog.Enabled() {
+						vlog.WithValues("infra-ir", key).Info(val.JSONString())
+					}
 					if err := val.Validate(); err != nil {
 						r.Logger.Error(err, "unable to validate infra ir, skipped sending it")
 						errChan <- err
@@ -184,7 +186,9 @@ func (r *Runner) subscribeAndTranslate(ctx context.Context) {
 				}
 
 				for key, val := range result.XdsIR {
-					r.Logger.WithValues("xds-ir", key).Info(val.JSONString())
+					if vlog := r.Logger.V(4); vlog.Enabled() {
+						vlog.WithValues("xds-ir", key).Info(val.JSONString())
+					}
 					if err := val.Validate(); err != nil {
 						r.Logger.Error(err, "unable to validate xds ir, skipped sending it")
 						errChan <- err
diff --git a/internal/ir/infra.go b/internal/ir/infra.go
index 8bf433785fb..7044b695fda 100644
--- a/internal/ir/infra.go
+++ b/internal/ir/infra.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (i *Infra) YAMLString() string {
 }
 
 func (i *Infra) JSONString() string {
-	j, _ := json.MarshalIndent(i, "", "\t")
+	j, _ := json.Marshal(i)
 	return string(j)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/ir/xds.go b/internal/ir/xds.go
index 10c418af462..5e26af0f479 100644
--- a/internal/ir/xds.go
+++ b/internal/ir/xds.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (x *Xds) YAMLString() string {
 }
 
 func (x *Xds) JSONString() string {
-	j, _ := json.MarshalIndent(x.Printable(), "", "\t")
+	j, _ := json.Marshal(x.Printable())
 	return string(j)
 }
 
diff --git a/release-notes/current.yaml b/release-notes/current.yaml
index bfc711148bd..8240c9ab163 100644
--- a/release-notes/current.yaml
+++ b/release-notes/current.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ new features: |
 
 # Fixes for bugs identified in previous versions.
 bug fixes: |
-  Add a bug fix here
+  Only log endpoint configuration in verbose logging mode (`-v 4` or higher)
 
 # Enhancements that improve performance.
 performance improvements: |