diff --git a/src/io.c b/src/io.c
index 9c4fa9f..830fc9a 100644
--- a/src/io.c
+++ b/src/io.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ nc_read_msg_io(struct nc_session *session, int io_timeout, struct lyxml_elem **d
     nc_session_io_unlock(session, __func__);
     io_locked = 0;
 
-    DBG("Session %u: received message:\n%s\n", session->id, msg);
+    VRB("Session %u: received message:\n%s", session->id, msg);
 
     /* build XML tree */
     *data = lyxml_parse_mem(session->ctx, msg, 0);
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ nc_write(struct nc_session *session, const void *buf, size_t count)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    DBG("Session %u: sending message:\n%.*s\n", session->id, count, buf);
+    VRB("Session %u: sending message:\n%.*s", session->id, count, buf);
 
     do {
         switch (session->ti_type) {
@@ -1346,4 +1346,3 @@ nc_realloc(void *ptr, size_t size)
 
     return ret;
 }
-