diff --git a/st2reactor/st2reactor/container/sensor_wrapper.py b/st2reactor/st2reactor/container/sensor_wrapper.py
index d409886407..b477368ded 100644
--- a/st2reactor/st2reactor/container/sensor_wrapper.py
+++ b/st2reactor/st2reactor/container/sensor_wrapper.py
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ def __init__(self, pack, file_path, class_name, trigger_types,
 
         if '--debug' in parent_args:
             set_log_level_for_all_loggers()
+        else:
+            # NOTE: statsd logger logs everything by default under INFO so we ignore those log
+            # messages unless verbose / debug mode is used
+            logging.ignore_statsd_log_messages()
 
         self._sensor_instance = self._get_sensor_instance()
 
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 287c6a9500..ea9bd40431 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-coverage==5.0a4
+# NOTE: codecov only supports coverage==4.5.2
+coverage==4.5.2
 pep8==1.7.1
 flake8==3.6.0
 astroid==1.6.5