diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py
index 634d21285..7d0b48379 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/process_instances_controller.py
@@ -199,16 +199,18 @@ def process_instance_log_list(
     )
     if not detailed:
         log_query = log_query.filter(
-            # this was the previous implementation, where we only show completed tasks and skipped tasks.
-            # maybe we want to iterate on this in the future (in a third tab under process instance logs?)
-            # or_(
-            #     SpiffLoggingModel.message.in_(["State change to COMPLETED"]),  # type: ignore
-            #     SpiffLoggingModel.message.like("Skipped task %"),  # type: ignore
-            # )
+            # 1. this was the previous implementation, where we only show completed tasks and skipped tasks.
+            #   maybe we want to iterate on this in the future (in a third tab under process instance logs?)
+            #   or_(
+            #       SpiffLoggingModel.message.in_(["State change to COMPLETED"]),  # type: ignore
+            #       SpiffLoggingModel.message.like("Skipped task %"),  # type: ignore
+            #   )
+            # 2. We included ["End Event", "Default Start Event"] along with Default Throwing Event, but feb 2023
+            #  we decided to remove them, since they get really chatty when there are lots of subprocesses and call activities.
             and_(
                 SpiffLoggingModel.message.in_(["State change to COMPLETED"]),  # type: ignore
                 SpiffLoggingModel.bpmn_task_type.in_(  # type: ignore
-                    ["Default Throwing Event", "End Event", "Default Start Event"]
+                    ["Default Throwing Event"]
                 ),
             )
         )