diff --git a/core/api.c b/core/api.c
index 6374a53..582b715 100644
--- a/core/api.c
+++ b/core/api.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ int api_start (struct IpfsNode* local_node, int max_conns, int timeout)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	libp2p_logger_debug("api", "Started API on localhost port %d.\n", port);
+	libp2p_logger_info("api", "API server listening on %d.\n", port);
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/daemon.c b/core/daemon.c
index e64133d..e28d14f 100644
--- a/core/daemon.c
+++ b/core/daemon.c
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ int ipfs_daemon (int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	char* repo_path = NULL;
 
+	libp2p_logger_add_class("daemon");
 	if (!ipfs_repo_get_directory(argc, argv, &repo_path)) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open repo: %s\n", repo_path);
+		libp2p_logger_error("daemon", "Unable to open repo: %s\n", repo_path);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/null.c b/core/null.c
index 589a306..af19f7c 100644
--- a/core/null.c
+++ b/core/null.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void* ipfs_null_listen (void *ptr)
         return (void*) 2;
     }
 
-    libp2p_logger_error("null", "Ipfs listening on %d\n", listen_param->port);
+    libp2p_logger_info("null", "Ipfs listening on %d\n", listen_param->port);
 
     // when we have nothing to do, check on the connections to see if we're still connected
     struct Libp2pLinkedList* current_peer_entry = NULL;