diff --git a/internal/p2p/router.go b/internal/p2p/router.go
index 21f306507..f0c3f0317 100644
--- a/internal/p2p/router.go
+++ b/internal/p2p/router.go
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ func (r *Router) connectPeer(ctx context.Context, address NodeAddress) {
 	case errors.Is(err, context.Canceled):
 		return
 	case err != nil:
-		r.logger.Error("failed to dial peer", "peer", address, "err", err)
+		r.logger.Debug("failed to dial peer", "peer", address, "err", err)
 		if err = r.peerManager.DialFailed(address); err != nil {
 			r.logger.Error("failed to report dial failure", "peer", address, "err", err)
 		}
@@ -740,8 +740,7 @@ func (r *Router) connectPeer(ctx context.Context, address NodeAddress) {
 	}
 
 	if err := r.runWithPeerMutex(func() error { return r.peerManager.Dialed(address) }); err != nil {
-		r.logger.Error("failed to dial peer",
-			"op", "outgoing/dialing", "peer", address.NodeID, "err", err)
+		r.logger.Error("failed to dial peer", "op", "outgoing/dialing", "peer", address.NodeID, "err", err)
 		conn.Close()
 		return
 	}
@@ -805,7 +804,7 @@ func (r *Router) dialPeer(ctx context.Context, address NodeAddress) (Connection,
 		// Internet can't and needs a different public address.
 		conn, err := transport.Dial(dialCtx, endpoint)
 		if err != nil {
-			r.logger.Error("failed to dial endpoint", "peer", address.NodeID, "endpoint", endpoint, "err", err)
+			r.logger.Debug("failed to dial endpoint", "peer", address.NodeID, "endpoint", endpoint, "err", err)
 		} else {
 			r.logger.Debug("dialed peer", "peer", address.NodeID, "endpoint", endpoint)
 			return conn, nil