diff --git a/lib/http_handlers.h b/lib/http_handlers.h
index 3801c2a..d19e73d 100644
--- a/lib/http_handlers.h
+++ b/lib/http_handlers.h
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ static void
 http_handler_playback_info(raop_conn_t *conn, http_request_t *request, http_response_t *response,
                            char **response_data, int *response_datalen)
 {
-    logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "http_handler_playback_info");
     //const char *session_id = http_request_get_header(request, "X-Apple-Session-ID");
     playback_info_t playback_info;
 
diff --git a/lib/raop.c b/lib/raop.c
index ad1571e..ea26889 100644
--- a/lib/raop.c
+++ b/lib/raop.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ conn_request(void *ptr, http_request_t *request, http_response_t **response) {
     bool hls_request = false;
     logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "conn_request");
     bool logger_debug = (logger_get_level(conn->raop->logger) >= LOGGER_DEBUG);
+    bool logger_debug_data = (logger_get_level(conn->raop->logger) >= LOGGER_DEBUG_DATA);
 
     /* 
     All requests arriving here have been parsed by llhttp to obtain 
@@ -322,16 +323,19 @@ conn_request(void *ptr, http_request_t *request, http_response_t **response) {
     }
 
     logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "\n%s %s %s", method, url, protocol);
+    if (!strcmp(url,"/playback-info")) {
+        logger_debug = logger_debug_data;
+    }
     char *header_str= NULL; 
     http_request_get_header_string(request, &header_str);
-    if (header_str) {
+    if (header_str && logger_debug) {
         logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "%s", header_str);
         bool data_is_plist = (strstr(header_str,"apple-binary-plist") != NULL);
         bool data_is_text = (strstr(header_str,"text/") != NULL);
         free(header_str);
         int request_datalen;
         const char *request_data = http_request_get_data(request, &request_datalen);
-        if (request_data && logger_debug) {
+        if (request_data) {
             if (request_datalen > 0) {
                 /* logger has a buffer limit of 4096 */
                 if (data_is_plist) {
@@ -469,11 +473,15 @@ conn_request(void *ptr, http_request_t *request, http_response_t **response) {
         len -= 2;
     }
     header_str =  utils_data_to_text(data, len);
-    logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "\n%s", header_str);
-    
     bool data_is_plist = (strstr(header_str,"apple-binary-plist") != NULL);
     bool data_is_text = (strstr(header_str,"text/") != NULL ||
                          strstr(header_str, "x-mpegURL") != NULL);
+
+    if (!logger_debug) {
+        char *ptr = strchr(header_str, '\n');
+        *(++ptr) = '\0';
+    }
+    logger_log(conn->raop->logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "%s", header_str);
     free(header_str);
     if (response_data) {
         if (response_datalen > 0 && logger_debug) {
diff --git a/renderers/video_renderer.c b/renderers/video_renderer.c
index 02774f3..d79d75d 100644
--- a/renderers/video_renderer.c
+++ b/renderers/video_renderer.c
@@ -1047,8 +1047,8 @@ bool video_get_playback_info(double *duration, double *position, float *rate, bo
         }
     }
 
-    logger_log(logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "********* video_get_playback_info: position %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " duration %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " %s *********",
-               GST_TIME_ARGS (pos), GST_TIME_ARGS (hls_duration), gst_element_state_get_name(state));
+    logger_log(logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "******* video_get_playback_info: position %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " duration %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " %s rate %f *****",
+               GST_TIME_ARGS (pos), GST_TIME_ARGS (hls_duration), gst_element_state_get_name(state), *rate);
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/uxplay.cpp b/uxplay.cpp
index d11d32d..686bc7a 100644
--- a/uxplay.cpp
+++ b/uxplay.cpp
@@ -2491,7 +2491,6 @@ extern "C" void on_video_stop(void *cls) {
 
 extern "C" void on_video_acquire_playback_info (void *cls, playback_info_t *playback_info) {
     int buffering_level;
-    LOGD("on_video_acquire_playback info\n");
     bool still_playing = video_get_playback_info(&playback_info->duration, &playback_info->position,
                                                  &playback_info->rate,
                                                  &playback_info->playback_buffer_empty,
@@ -2499,7 +2498,6 @@ extern "C" void on_video_acquire_playback_info (void *cls, playback_info_t *play
     playback_info->ready_to_play = true; //?
     playback_info->playback_likely_to_keep_up = true; //?
     
-    LOGD("on_video_acquire_playback info done\n");
     if (!still_playing) {
         LOGI(" video has finished, %f", playback_info->position);
         playback_info->position = -1.0;