diff --git a/src/messenger.cpp b/src/messenger.cpp
index 5578a368..59dc0c21 100644
--- a/src/messenger.cpp
+++ b/src/messenger.cpp
@@ -463,7 +463,10 @@ void osd_messenger_t::check_peer_config(osd_client_t *cl)
                 {
                     cl->rdma_conn->max_msg = server_max_msg;
                 }
-                printf("Connected to OSD %lu using RDMA\n", cl->osd_num);
+                if (log_level > 0)
+                {
+                    printf("Connected to OSD %lu using RDMA\n", cl->osd_num);
+                }
                 cl->peer_state = PEER_RDMA;
                 tfd->set_fd_handler(cl->peer_fd, false, NULL);
                 // Add the initial receive request
diff --git a/src/msgr_send.cpp b/src/msgr_send.cpp
index cd06c4ec..972ec0bd 100644
--- a/src/msgr_send.cpp
+++ b/src/msgr_send.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,10 @@ void osd_messenger_t::handle_send(int result, osd_client_t *cl)
         {
             // FIXME: Do something better than just forgetting the FD
             // FIXME: Ignore pings during RDMA state transition
-            printf("Successfully connected with client %d using RDMA\n", cl->peer_fd);
+            if (log_level > 0)
+            {
+                printf("Successfully connected with client %d using RDMA\n", cl->peer_fd);
+            }
             cl->peer_state = PEER_RDMA;
             tfd->set_fd_handler(cl->peer_fd, false, NULL);
             // Add the initial receive request