diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
index 3f37d368..6e3f3b49 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsWatchdog.cpp
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ MSWindowsWatchdog::shutdownProcess(HANDLE handle, DWORD pid, int timeout)
         GetExitCodeProcess(handle, &exitCode);
         if (exitCode != STILL_ACTIVE) {
             // yay, we got a graceful shutdown. there should be no hook in use errors!
-            LOG((CLOG_INFO "process %d was shutdown gracefully", pid));
+            LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "process %d was shutdown gracefully", pid));
             break;
         }
         else {
diff --git a/src/lib/synergy/DaemonApp.cpp b/src/lib/synergy/DaemonApp.cpp
index 84f2a784..aa3491ad 100644
--- a/src/lib/synergy/DaemonApp.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/synergy/DaemonApp.cpp
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ DaemonApp::handleIpcMessage(const Event& e, void*)
             LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "ipc hello, type=%s", type.c_str()));
 
 #if SYSAPI_WIN32
-            String watchdogStatus = m_watchdog->isProcessActive() ? "ok" : "error";
-            LOG((CLOG_INFO "watchdog status: %s", watchdogStatus.c_str()));
+            String watchdogStatus = m_watchdog->isProcessActive() ? "active" : "idle";
+            LOG((CLOG_INFO "service status: %s", watchdogStatus.c_str()));
 #endif
 
             m_ipcLogOutputter->notifyBuffer();