diff --git a/player.c b/player.c
index 726c7d12..c1739ee1 100644
--- a/player.c
+++ b/player.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static void free_audio_buffers(rtsp_conn_info *conn) {
     free(conn->audio_buffer[i].data);
     buffers_released++;
   }
-  debug(1, "%" PRId64 " buffers allocated, %" PRId64 " buffers released.", buffers_allocated,
+  debug(2, "%" PRId64 " buffers allocated, %" PRId64 " buffers released.", buffers_allocated,
         buffers_released);
 }
 
diff --git a/rtsp.c b/rtsp.c
index 4db9c0b4..0b680f8c 100644
--- a/rtsp.c
+++ b/rtsp.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ enum rtsp_read_request_response rtsp_read_request(rtsp_conn_info *conn, rtsp_mes
 
     if (nread == 0) {
       // a blocking read that returns zero means eof -- implies connection closed by client
-      debug(1, "Connection %d: Connection closed by client.", conn->connection_number);
+      debug(3, "Connection %d: Connection closed by client.", conn->connection_number);
       reply = rtsp_read_request_response_channel_closed;
       // Note: the socket will be closed when the thread exits
       goto shutdown;