diff --git a/src/guacd/log.c b/src/guacd/log.c
index c99a5ed8..81c313b8 100644
--- a/src/guacd/log.c
+++ b/src/guacd/log.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void guacd_log_guac_error(guac_client_log_level level, const char* message) {
 void guacd_log_handshake_failure() {
 
     if (guac_error == GUAC_STATUS_CLOSED)
-        guacd_log(GUAC_LOG_INFO,
+        guacd_log(GUAC_LOG_DEBUG,
                 "Guacamole connection closed during handshake");
     else if (guac_error == GUAC_STATUS_PROTOCOL_ERROR)
         guacd_log(GUAC_LOG_ERROR,
diff --git a/src/libguac/user-handshake.c b/src/libguac/user-handshake.c
index bc9992b2..4e0fa446 100644
--- a/src/libguac/user-handshake.c
+++ b/src/libguac/user-handshake.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static void guac_user_log_guac_error(guac_user* user,
 static void guac_user_log_handshake_failure(guac_user* user) {
 
     if (guac_error == GUAC_STATUS_CLOSED)
-        guac_user_log(user, GUAC_LOG_INFO,
+        guac_user_log(user, GUAC_LOG_DEBUG,
                 "Guacamole connection closed during handshake");
     else if (guac_error == GUAC_STATUS_PROTOCOL_ERROR)
         guac_user_log(user, GUAC_LOG_ERROR,