diff --git a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
index 671202e75..5bcd8d06d 100644
--- a/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
+++ b/src/blockchain_db/lmdb/db_lmdb.cpp
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ void BlockchainLMDB::open(const std::string& filename, const int db_flags)
   if (is_hdd_result)
   {
     if (is_hdd_result.value())
-        MCLOG_RED(el::Level::Warning, "global", "The blockchain is on a rotating drive: this will be very slow, use an SSD if possible");
+        MCLOG_RED(el::Level::Debug, "global", "The blockchain is on a rotating drive: this will be very slow, use an SSD if possible");
   }
 
   m_folder = filename;
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
index 527803843..1d8e6c7d5 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp
@@ -2080,7 +2080,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
       MDEBUG("blocks in the last " << seconds[n] / 60 << " minutes: " << b << " (probability " << p << ")");
       if (p < threshold)
       {
-        MWARNING("There were " << b << (b == max_blocks_checked ? " or more" : "") << " blocks in the last " << seconds[n] / 60 << " minutes, there might be large hash rate changes, or we might be partitioned, cut off from the Wownero network or under attack, or your computer's time is off. Or it could be just sheer bad luck.");
+        MDEBUG("There were " << b << (b == max_blocks_checked ? " or more" : "") << " blocks in the last " << seconds[n] / 60 << " minutes, there might be large hash rate changes, or we might be partitioned, cut off from the Wownero network or under attack, or your computer's time is off. Or it could be just sheer bad luck.");
 
         std::shared_ptr<tools::Notify> block_rate_notify = m_block_rate_notify;
         if (block_rate_notify)
diff --git a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
index 8c7670da5..33424dbf8 100644
--- a/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
+++ b/src/cryptonote_core/tx_pool.cpp
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
           txpool_tx_meta_t meta;
           if (!m_blockchain.get_txpool_tx_meta(txid, meta))
           {
-            MERROR("Failed to find tx meta in txpool");
+            MDEBUG("Failed to find tx meta in txpool");
             // continue, not fatal
             continue;
           }