diff --git a/src/comm/MockLink.cc b/src/comm/MockLink.cc
index e4cd1e30c23b1aa12ed310bca95470ec5316a8bd..d61292b6170fcbfd3c4a228cedd10d7dd3d48ca5 100644
--- a/src/comm/MockLink.cc
+++ b/src/comm/MockLink.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 QGC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(MockLinkLog, "MockLinkLog")
+QGC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(MockLinkLogVerbose, "MockLinkLogVerbose")
 
 /// @file
 ///     @brief Mock implementation of a Link.
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ void MockLink::_loadParams(void)
                 break;
         }
 
-        qCDebug(MockLinkLog) << "Loading param" << paramName << paramValue;
+        qCDebug(MockLinkLogVerbose) << "Loading param" << paramName << paramValue;
 
         _mapParamName2Value[componentId][paramName] = paramValue;
         _mapParamName2MavParamType[paramName] = static_cast<MAV_PARAM_TYPE>(paramType);
diff --git a/src/comm/MockLink.h b/src/comm/MockLink.h
index 6c7950cbc88bcec60899e57e908834d46462f35e..853a85e221ba0e5b30dc3887ecae98f145e7b18b 100644
--- a/src/comm/MockLink.h
+++ b/src/comm/MockLink.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "QGCMAVLink.h"
 
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(MockLinkLog)
+Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(MockLinkLogVerbose)
 
 /// @file
 ///     @brief Mock implementation of a Link.