diff --git a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs
index 2bab732ae7..6b4b223dcb 100644
--- a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/connection_handler/mod.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_connection<R, S, St>(
         _ => (),
     }
 
-    trace!("Managed to perform websocket handshake!");
+    log::debug!("Managed to perform websocket handshake!");
 
     match shutdown
         .run_future(handle.perform_initial_authentication())
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@ pub(crate) async fn handle_connection<R, S, St>(
         Some(Some(auth_handle)) => auth_handle.listen_for_requests(shutdown).await,
     }
 
-    trace!("The handler is done!");
+    log::debug!("The handler is done!");
 }
diff --git a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/listener.rs b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/listener.rs
index a50f07f1d8..ab120a9464 100644
--- a/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/listener.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/node/client_handling/websocket/listener.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl Listener {
                 connection = tcp_listener.accept() => {
                     match connection {
                         Ok((socket, remote_addr)) => {
-                            trace!("received a socket connection from {remote_addr}");
+                            debug!("received a socket connection from {remote_addr}");
                             // TODO: I think we *REALLY* need a mechanism for having a maximum number of connected
                             // clients or spawned tokio tasks -> perhaps a worker system?
                             let handle = FreshHandler::new(