diff --git a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_state.py b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_state.py
index 3bc112e..60ea710 100644
--- a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_state.py
+++ b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_state.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 import automat
+from twisted.python import log
 from zope.interface import (
     Interface,
     Attribute,
@@ -265,6 +266,8 @@ def _unregister(self):
     def _send_bad(self):
         self._mood = "errory"
         self._client.send(b"bad handshake\n")
+        if self._client.factory.log_requests:
+            log.msg("transit handshake failure")
 
     @_machine.output()
     def _send_ok(self):
@@ -273,6 +276,8 @@ def _send_ok(self):
     @_machine.output()
     def _send_impatient(self):
         self._client.send(b"impatient\n")
+        if self._client.factory.log_requests:
+            log.msg("transit impatience failure")
 
     @_machine.output()
     def _count_bytes(self, data):
diff --git a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_tap.py b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_tap.py
index 8198674..0db3ef6 100644
--- a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_tap.py
+++ b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/server_tap.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def makeService(config, reactor=reactor):
     transit = transit_server.Transit(usage, reactor.seconds)
     tcp_factory = protocol.ServerFactory()
     tcp_factory.protocol = transit_server.TransitConnection
+    tcp_factory.log_requests = False
 
     if ws_ep is not None:
         ws_url = config["websocket-url"]
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ def makeService(config, reactor=reactor):
         ws_factory = WebSocketServerFactory(ws_url)
         ws_factory.protocol = transit_server.WebSocketTransitConnection
         ws_factory.transit = transit
+        ws_factory.log_requests = False
 
     tcp_factory.transit = transit
     parent = MultiService()
diff --git a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/common.py b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/common.py
index cb84de1..4b2469f 100644
--- a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/common.py
+++ b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/common.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def new_protocol_tcp(self):
         server_factory = ServerFactory()
         server_factory.protocol = TransitConnection
         server_factory.transit = self._transit_server
+        server_factory.log_requests = self.log_requests
         server_protocol = server_factory.buildProtocol(('127.0.0.1', 0))
 
         @implementer(IRelayTestClient)
diff --git a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/test_transit_server.py b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/test_transit_server.py
index 1333781..c46b936 100644
--- a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/test_transit_server.py
+++ b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/test/test_transit_server.py
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ def new_protocol_ws(self):
         ws_factory = WebSocketServerFactory("ws://localhost:4002")
         ws_factory.protocol = WebSocketTransitConnection
         ws_factory.transit = self._transit_server
+        ws_factory.log_requests = self.log_requests
         ws_protocol = ws_factory.buildProtocol(('127.0.0.1', 0))
 
         @implementer(IRelayTestClient)
@@ -656,6 +657,7 @@ def new_protocol_ws(self):
         ws_factory = WebSocketServerFactory("ws://localhost:4002")
         ws_factory.protocol = WebSocketTransitConnection
         ws_factory.transit = self._transit_server
+        ws_factory.log_requests = self.log_requests
         ws_protocol = ws_factory.buildProtocol(('127.0.0.1', 0))
 
         class TransitWebSocketClientProtocol(WebSocketClientProtocol):
diff --git a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/transit_server.py b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/transit_server.py
index c7baffb..35a2853 100644
--- a/src/wormhole_transit_relay/transit_server.py
+++ b/src/wormhole_transit_relay/transit_server.py
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ def disconnect_partner(self):
         ITransitClient API
         """
         if self._buddy is not None:
-            log.msg("buddy_disconnected {}".format(self._buddy.get_token()))
+            if self.factory.log_requests:
+                log.msg("buddy_disconnected {}".format(self._buddy.get_token()))
             self._buddy._client.disconnect()
             self._buddy = None
 
@@ -203,7 +204,8 @@ def disconnect_partner(self):
         ITransitClient API
         """
         if self._buddy is not None:
-            log.msg("buddy_disconnected {}".format(self._buddy.get_token()))
+            if self.factory.log_requests:
+                log.msg("buddy_disconnected {}".format(self._buddy.get_token()))
             self._buddy._client.disconnect()
             self._buddy = None