diff --git a/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc b/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
index 83d920735..c38cf74d8 100644
--- a/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
+++ b/src/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static void processConnection(bool trusted)
         assert(!canSendStderr);
     };
 
-    printMsg(lvlError, format("%1% operations") % opCount);
+    printMsg(lvlDebug, format("%1% operations") % opCount);
 }