diff --git a/cluster/common.sh b/cluster/common.sh
index 80aef9a6a8..5196faf59c 100755
--- a/cluster/common.sh
+++ b/cluster/common.sh
@@ -528,6 +528,11 @@ EOF
   if [ -n "${KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-}" ]; then
       cat >>$file <<EOF
 KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL: $(yaml-quote ${KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL})
+EOF
+  fi
+  if [ -n "${DOCKER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-}" ]; then
+      cat >>$file <<EOF
+DOCKER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL: $(yaml-quote ${DOCKER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL})
 EOF
   fi
   if [ -n "${ENABLE_CUSTOM_METRICS:-}" ]; then
diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 3a8d42b55b..92c504c63a 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ ENABLE_CLUSTER_MONITORING="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_MONITORING:-influxdb}"
 # Default Log level for all components in test clusters and variables to override it in specific components.
 TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL="${TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL:---v=4}"
 KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="${KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-$TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL}"
+DOCKER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="${DOCKER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:---log-level=info}"
 API_SERVER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="${API_SERVER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-$TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL}"
 CONTROLLER_MANAGER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="${CONTROLLER_MANAGER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-$TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL}"
 SCHEDULER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="${SCHEDULER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-$TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL}"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
index f7724a04c8..7eb6620f96 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
@@ -464,6 +464,11 @@ EOF
     if [ -n "${KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-}" ]; then
       cat <<EOF >>/srv/salt-overlay/pillar/cluster-params.sls
 kubelet_test_log_level: '$(echo "$KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
+EOF
+    fi
+    if [ -n "${DOCKER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL:-}" ]; then
+      cat <<EOF >>/srv/salt-overlay/pillar/cluster-params.sls
+docker_test_log_level: '$(echo "$DOCKER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
 EOF
     fi
     if [ -n "${CONTROLLER_MANAGER_TEST_ARGS:-}" ]; then
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/docker/docker-defaults b/cluster/saltbase/salt/docker/docker-defaults
index 5b97c16d6a..c68534bd62 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/docker/docker-defaults
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/docker/docker-defaults
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@
 {% if pillar.get('network_provider', '').lower() == 'kubenet' %}
   {% set bridge_opts = "" %}
 {% endif -%}
-DOCKER_OPTS="{{grains_opts}} {{e2e_opts}} {{bridge_opts}} --iptables=false --ip-masq=false --log-level=warn"
+{% set log_level = pillar['log_level'] -%}
+{% if pillar['docker_test_log_level'] is defined -%}
+  {% set log_level = pillar['docker_test_log_level'] -%}
+{% endif -%}
+DOCKER_OPTS="{{grains_opts}} {{e2e_opts}} {{bridge_opts}} --iptables=false --ip-masq=false {{log_level}}"
 DOCKER_NOFILE=1000000
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-e2e.yaml b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-e2e.yaml
index ba4e9b2091..e90e77bea6 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-e2e.yaml
+++ b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-e2e.yaml
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@
                 export REGISTER_MASTER="true"
                 # Reduce logs verbosity
                 export TEST_CLUSTER_LOG_LEVEL="--v=2"
+                # TODO: Remove when we figure out #22166 and other docker potential slowness
+                export DOCKER_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="--log-level=info"
                 # TODO: Remove when we figure out the reason for occasional failures #19048
                 export KUBELET_TEST_LOG_LEVEL="--v=4"
                 # Increase resync period to simulate production