diff --git a/nym-client/src/client/mix_traffic.rs b/nym-client/src/client/mix_traffic.rs
index ef43645311..bfcd3ddfc6 100644
--- a/nym-client/src/client/mix_traffic.rs
+++ b/nym-client/src/client/mix_traffic.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 use futures::channel::mpsc;
 use futures::StreamExt;
-use log::*;
+use log::{debug, error, info, trace};
 use sphinx::SphinxPacket;
-use std::io;
-use std::io::prelude::*;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 pub(crate) struct MixMessage(SocketAddr, SphinxPacket);
@@ -17,21 +15,22 @@ impl MixMessage {
 pub(crate) struct MixTrafficController;
 
 impl MixTrafficController {
-    // this was way more difficult to implement than what this code may suggest...
     pub(crate) async fn run(mut rx: mpsc::UnboundedReceiver<MixMessage>) {
+        info!("Mix Traffic Controller started!");
         let mix_client = mix_client::MixClient::new();
         while let Some(mix_message) = rx.next().await {
-            info!(
-                "[MIX TRAFFIC CONTROL] - got a mix_message for {:?}",
-                mix_message.0
-            );
+            debug!("Got a mix_message for {:?}", mix_message.0);
             let send_res = mix_client.send(mix_message.1, mix_message.0).await;
             match send_res {
                 Ok(_) => {
-                    print!(".");
-                    io::stdout().flush().ok().expect("Could not flush stdout");
+                    trace!("sent a mix message");
                 }
-                Err(e) => error!("We failed to send the message :( - {:?}", e),
+                // TODO: should there be some kind of threshold of failed messages
+                // that if reached, the application blows?
+                Err(e) => error!(
+                    "We failed to send the message to {} :( - {:?}",
+                    mix_message.0, e
+                ),
             };
         }
     }