diff --git a/cmd/olcrtc/main.go b/cmd/olcrtc/main.go
index aeae0d0..65140d9 100644
--- a/cmd/olcrtc/main.go
+++ b/cmd/olcrtc/main.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ func run() error {
 }
 
 func runWithArgs(args []string) error {
+	logger.DisableNoisyPionLogs()
 	session.RegisterDefaults()
 
 	if len(args) != 1 || args[0] == "-h" || args[0] == "--help" || args[0] == "-help" {
@@ -335,9 +336,9 @@ func (f filteredWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
 
 func configureLogging(debug bool) {
 	log.SetOutput(filteredWriter{w: os.Stderr})
+	logger.DisableNoisyPionLogs()
 	if debug {
 		logger.SetVerbose(true)
-		_ = os.Setenv("PION_LOG_DISABLE", "turnc")
 		return
 	}
 	_ = os.Setenv("PION_LOG_DISABLE", "all")
diff --git a/internal/logger/logger.go b/internal/logger/logger.go
index 34aac75..795e92f 100644
--- a/internal/logger/logger.go
+++ b/internal/logger/logger.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package logger
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
@@ -13,6 +14,72 @@ import (
 // verboseEnabled controls whether verbose and debug logging is enabled.
 var verboseEnabled atomic.Bool //nolint:gochecknoglobals // package-level state intentional
 
+// DisableNoisyPionLogs suppresses Pion scopes that are known to emit
+// high-volume non-actionable background noise.
+func DisableNoisyPionLogs() {
+	mergePionLogDisable("turnc")
+	removePionLogScopes([]string{"turnc"}, "ERROR", "WARN", "INFO", "DEBUG", "TRACE")
+}
+
+func mergePionLogDisable(scopes ...string) {
+	const envKey = "PION_LOG_DISABLE"
+	current := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(envKey))
+	if strings.EqualFold(current, "all") {
+		return
+	}
+	seen := make(map[string]struct{})
+	var merged []string
+	for _, scope := range strings.Split(current, ",") {
+		scope = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(scope))
+		if scope == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[scope] = struct{}{}
+		merged = append(merged, scope)
+	}
+	for _, scope := range scopes {
+		scope = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(scope))
+		if scope == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, ok := seen[scope]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[scope] = struct{}{}
+		merged = append(merged, scope)
+	}
+	_ = os.Setenv(envKey, strings.Join(merged, ","))
+}
+
+func removePionLogScopes(scopes []string, levels ...string) {
+	remove := make(map[string]struct{}, len(scopes))
+	for _, scope := range scopes {
+		scope = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(scope))
+		if scope != "" {
+			remove[scope] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+	for _, level := range levels {
+		envKey := "PION_LOG_" + level
+		current := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv(envKey))
+		if current == "" || strings.EqualFold(current, "all") {
+			continue
+		}
+		var kept []string
+		for _, scope := range strings.Split(current, ",") {
+			scope = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(scope))
+			if scope == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			if _, drop := remove[scope]; drop {
+				continue
+			}
+			kept = append(kept, scope)
+		}
+		_ = os.Setenv(envKey, strings.Join(kept, ","))
+	}
+}
+
 // SetVerbose enables or disables verbose/debug logging.
 func SetVerbose(enabled bool) {
 	verboseEnabled.Store(enabled)
diff --git a/internal/logger/logger_test.go b/internal/logger/logger_test.go
index ae22d5a..35becf2 100644
--- a/internal/logger/logger_test.go
+++ b/internal/logger/logger_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package logger
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -89,3 +90,18 @@ func TestPionLoggerDropsTURNRefreshNoise(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected normal warning to pass through, got %q", got)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDisableNoisyPionLogsMergesTurncScope(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("PION_LOG_DISABLE", "ice")
+	t.Setenv("PION_LOG_ERROR", "turnc,ice")
+
+	DisableNoisyPionLogs()
+
+	got := os.Getenv("PION_LOG_DISABLE")
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "ice") || !strings.Contains(got, "turnc") {
+		t.Fatalf("PION_LOG_DISABLE = %q, want ice and turnc", got)
+	}
+	if got := os.Getenv("PION_LOG_ERROR"); got != "ice" {
+		t.Fatalf("PION_LOG_ERROR = %q, want ice", got)
+	}
+}