diff --git a/src/main/java/net/juniper/netconf/element/Hello.java b/src/main/java/net/juniper/netconf/element/Hello.java
index 9395d95..c887dd3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/juniper/netconf/element/Hello.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/juniper/netconf/element/Hello.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public static Hello from(final String xml)
             builder.capability(node.getTextContent());
         }
         final Hello hello = builder.build();
-        log.info("hello is: {}", hello.getXml());
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("hello is: {}", hello.getXml());
         return hello;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/juniper/netconf/element/RpcReply.java b/src/main/java/net/juniper/netconf/element/RpcReply.java
index 9d35543..33a9e56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/juniper/netconf/element/RpcReply.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/juniper/netconf/element/RpcReply.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public static <T extends AbstractNetconfElement> T from(final String xml)
             .errors(errorList)
             .originalDocument(document)
             .build();
-        log.info("rpc-reply is: {}", rpcReply.getXml());
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("rpc-reply is: {}", rpcReply.getXml());
         return (T) rpcReply;
     }