diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 7c0b6b20..e7ca88c8 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func run(args options) {
 
 	// print the first message after logger is configured
 	log.Printf("AdGuard Home, version %s\n", VersionString)
-	log.Printf("Current working directory is %s", config.ourBinaryDir)
+	log.Tracef("Current working directory is %s", config.ourBinaryDir)
 	if args.runningAsService {
 		log.Printf("AdGuard Home is running as a service")
 	}
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index e53a9b15..751e3c41 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func getLogSettings() logSettings {
 // parseConfig loads configuration from the YAML file
 func parseConfig() error {
 	configFile := config.getConfigFilename()
-	log.Printf("Reading YAML file: %s", configFile)
+	log.Tracef("Reading YAML file: %s", configFile)
 	yamlFile, err := readConfigFile()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Couldn't read config file: %s", err)
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (c *configuration) write() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	configFile := config.getConfigFilename()
-	log.Printf("Writing YAML file: %s", configFile)
+	log.Tracef("Writing YAML file: %s", configFile)
 	yamlText, err := yaml.Marshal(&config)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Couldn't generate YAML file: %s", err)
diff --git a/dhcpd/helpers.go b/dhcpd/helpers.go
index 04a3ae62..24cfb029 100644
--- a/dhcpd/helpers.go
+++ b/dhcpd/helpers.go
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ func getIfaceIPv4(iface *net.Interface) *net.IPNet {
 		}
 
 		if ipnet.IP.To4() == nil {
-			log.Printf("Got IP that is not IPv4: %v", ipnet.IP)
+			log.Tracef("Got IP that is not IPv4: %v", ipnet.IP)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		log.Printf("Got IP that is IPv4: %v", ipnet.IP)
+		log.Tracef("Got IP that is IPv4: %v", ipnet.IP)
 		return &net.IPNet{
 			IP:   ipnet.IP.To4(),
 			Mask: ipnet.Mask,
diff --git a/dnsforward/dnsforward.go b/dnsforward/dnsforward.go
index f362ec4e..b2cf0556 100644
--- a/dnsforward/dnsforward.go
+++ b/dnsforward/dnsforward.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (s *Server) startInternal(config *ServerConfig) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Loading stats from querylog")
+	log.Tracef("Loading stats from querylog")
 	err = fillStatsFromQueryLog()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errorx.Decorate(err, "failed to load stats from querylog")
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (s *Server) startInternal(config *ServerConfig) error {
 
 // Initializes the DNS filter
 func (s *Server) initDNSFilter() error {
-	log.Printf("Creating dnsfilter")
+	log.Tracef("Creating dnsfilter")
 	s.dnsFilter = dnsfilter.New(&s.Config)
 	// add rules only if they are enabled
 	if s.FilteringEnabled {
diff --git a/filter.go b/filter.go
index 9c7a73dd..49b54f0e 100644
--- a/filter.go
+++ b/filter.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (filter *filter) load() error {
 	}
 
 	filterFilePath := filter.Path()
-	log.Printf("Loading filter %d contents to: %s", filter.ID, filterFilePath)
+	log.Tracef("Loading filter %d contents to: %s", filter.ID, filterFilePath)
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(filterFilePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		// do nothing, file doesn't exist
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (filter *filter) load() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("File %s, id %d, length %d", filterFilePath, filter.ID, len(filterFileContents))
+	log.Tracef("File %s, id %d, length %d", filterFilePath, filter.ID, len(filterFileContents))
 	rulesCount, _, rules := parseFilterContents(filterFileContents)
 
 	filter.RulesCount = rulesCount
diff --git a/upgrade.go b/upgrade.go
index 3d79e744..02629797 100644
--- a/upgrade.go
+++ b/upgrade.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func upgradeConfig() error {
 	}
 
 	schemaVersionInterface, ok := diskConfig["schema_version"]
-	log.Printf("%s(): got schema version %v", _Func(), schemaVersionInterface)
+	log.Tracef("got schema version %v", schemaVersionInterface)
 	if !ok {
 		// no schema version, set it to 0
 		schemaVersionInterface = 0