diff --git a/cmd/geth/admin.go b/cmd/geth/admin.go
index f2887c6db3..1515cd6ac9 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/admin.go
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ func (js *jsre) adminBindings() {
 	admin.Set("dumpBlock", js.dumpBlock)
 	admin.Set("verbosity", js.verbosity)
 	admin.Set("backtrace", js.backtrace)
+	admin.Set("hashrate", js.hashrate)
+}
+
+func (js *jsre) hashrate(otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
+	return js.re.ToVal(js.ethereum.Miner().HashRate())
 }
 
 func (js *jsre) backtrace(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 8541100d1a..17afa25de4 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ out:
 			}
 			break out
 		case <-timer.C:
-			if glog.V(logger.Info) {
+			if glog.V(logger.Debug) {
 				glog.Infoln("Hash rate:", self.HashRate(), "Khash")
 			}