diff --git a/wezterm-gui/src/main.rs b/wezterm-gui/src/main.rs
index 833cdf512..478c1c4d9 100644
--- a/wezterm-gui/src/main.rs
+++ b/wezterm-gui/src/main.rs
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ impl Publish {
                             Ok(true)
                         }
                         Err(err) => {
-                            log::warn!(
+                            log::trace!(
                                 "while attempting to ask existing instance to spawn: {:#}",
                                 err
                             );
diff --git a/wezterm-mux-server-impl/src/local.rs b/wezterm-mux-server-impl/src/local.rs
index ba566dfc4..ddc399df1 100644
--- a/wezterm-mux-server-impl/src/local.rs
+++ b/wezterm-mux-server-impl/src/local.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ impl LocalListener {
 /// that prevent other users from manipulating its contents.
 fn safely_create_sock_path(unix_dom: &UnixDomain) -> anyhow::Result<UnixListener> {
     let sock_path = &unix_dom.socket_path();
-    log::info!("setting up {}", sock_path.display());
+    log::trace!("setting up {}", sock_path.display());
 
     let sock_dir = sock_path
         .parent()