diff --git a/lib/src/services/fcm_service.dart b/lib/src/services/fcm_service.dart
index 2f8d1d2..f43867b 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/fcm_service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/fcm_service.dart
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ Future initFCMService() async {
   }
 
   FirebaseMessaging.onMessage.listen((RemoteMessage message) {
-    Logger("firebase-notification")
-        .finer('Got a message while in the foreground!');
     handleRemoteMessage(message);
   });
 }
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ Future initFCMService() async {
 Future<void> _firebaseMessagingBackgroundHandler(RemoteMessage message) async {
   setupLogger();
   Logger("firebase-background")
-      .shout('Handling a background message: ${message.messageId}');
+      .info('Handling a background message: ${message.messageId}');
   twonlyDatabase = TwonlyDatabase();
   await handleRemoteMessage(message);
 
diff --git a/lib/src/services/notification_service.dart b/lib/src/services/notification_service.dart
index a211ee6..1840ec5 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/notification_service.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/notification_service.dart
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ Future<PushKind?> tryDecryptMessage(
     final plaintextString = utf8.decode(plaintext);
     return PushKindExtension.fromString(plaintextString);
   } catch (e) {
-    Logger("notification-service").shout(e);
+    // this error is allowed to happen...
+    // Logger("notification-service").shout(e);
     return null;
   }
 }