diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/lofar_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/lofar_device.py
index 6f0f1de56b5bd0ade282aeede42fd719ce375b13..03a1fff0bc50385c52c304a95f80560b364e40fa 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/lofar_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/lofar_device.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class lofar_device(Device, metaclass=DeviceMeta):
                 default_value = getattr(self, f"{name}_default")
 
                 # set the attribute to the configured default
-                logger.debug(f"Setting attribute {name} to {default_value}")
+                logger.debug(f"Setting attribute {name} to {default_value if len(default_value) < 100 else (default_value[:100] + '...')}")
                 self.proxy.write_attribute(name, default_value)
             except Exception as e:
                 # log which attribute we're addressing