diff --git a/cmd/ipfs/main.go b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
index 9b90e49c8..ea600c3ca 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs/main.go
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func callCommand(ctx context.Context, req cmds.Request, root *cmds.Command, cmd
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	log.Info("looking for running daemon...")
+	log.Debug("looking for running daemon...")
 	useDaemon, err := commandShouldRunOnDaemon(*details, req, root)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func callCommand(ctx context.Context, req cmds.Request, root *cmds.Command, cmd
 		}
 
 	} else {
-		log.Info("Executing command locally")
+		log.Debug("Executing command locally")
 
 		// Okay!!!!! NOW we can call the command.
 		res = root.Call(req)
diff --git a/exchange/bitswap/decision/engine.go b/exchange/bitswap/decision/engine.go
index e0f733929..e4e16e3da 100644
--- a/exchange/bitswap/decision/engine.go
+++ b/exchange/bitswap/decision/engine.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (e *Engine) MessageReceived(p peer.ID, m bsmsg.BitSwapMessage) error {
 	defer e.lock.Unlock()
 
 	if len(m.Wantlist()) == 0 && len(m.Blocks()) == 0 {
-		log.Info("superfluous message")
+		log.Debug("received empty message from", p)
 	}
 
 	newWorkExists := false
diff --git a/p2p/nat/nat.go b/p2p/nat/nat.go
index 48ef0b7ce..4ef9802c1 100644
--- a/p2p/nat/nat.go
+++ b/p2p/nat/nat.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (nat *NAT) establishMapping(m *mapping) {
 	failure := func() {
 		m.setExternalPort(0) // clear mapping
 		// TODO: log.Event
-		log.Infof("failed to establish port mapping: %s", err)
+		log.Debugf("failed to establish port mapping: %s", err)
 		nat.Notifier.notifyAll(func(n Notifiee) {
 			n.MappingFailed(nat, m, oldport, err)
 		})
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (nat *NAT) establishMapping(m *mapping) {
 
 	log.Debugf("NAT Mapping: %s --> %s", m.InternalAddr(), ext)
 	if oldport != 0 && newport != oldport {
-		log.Infof("failed to renew same port mapping: ch %d -> %d", oldport, newport)
+		log.Debugf("failed to renew same port mapping: ch %d -> %d", oldport, newport)
 		nat.Notifier.notifyAll(func(n Notifiee) {
 			n.MappingChanged(nat, m, oldport, newport)
 		})
diff --git a/p2p/protocol/mux.go b/p2p/protocol/mux.go
index 0e93325bb..078952d39 100644
--- a/p2p/protocol/mux.go
+++ b/p2p/protocol/mux.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (m *Mux) HandleSync(s inet.Stream) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("muxer handle protocol %s: %s", s.Conn().RemotePeer(), name)
+	log.Debugf("muxer handle protocol %s: %s", s.Conn().RemotePeer(), name)
 	handler(s)
 }