diff --git a/tractor/ipc/_chan.py b/tractor/ipc/_chan.py
index 10a800e4..0bf254d7 100644
--- a/tractor/ipc/_chan.py
+++ b/tractor/ipc/_chan.py
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ class Channel:
         __tracebackhide__: bool = hide_tb
         try:
             log.transport(
-                '=> send IPC msg:\n\n'
-                f'{pformat(payload)}\n'
+                '=> send IPC msg\n\n'
+                # f'{pformat(payload)}\n'
             )
             # assert self._transport  # but why typing?
             await self._transport.send(
diff --git a/tractor/msg/_ops.py b/tractor/msg/_ops.py
index a134306f..fe5929f6 100644
--- a/tractor/msg/_ops.py
+++ b/tractor/msg/_ops.py
@@ -308,12 +308,12 @@ class PldRx(Struct):
                     pld: PayloadT = self._pld_dec.decode(pld)
                     log.runtime(
                         f'Decoded payload for\n'
-                        # f'\n'
-                        f'{msg}\n'
-                        # ^TODO?, ideally just render with `,
-                        # pld={decode}` in the `msg.pformat()`??
-                        f'where, '
-                        f'{type(msg).__name__}.pld={pld!r}\n'
+                        # # f'\n'
+                        # f'{msg}\n'
+                        # # ^TODO?, ideally just render with `,
+                        # # pld={decode}` in the `msg.pformat()`??
+                        # f'where, '
+                        # f'{type(msg).__name__}.pld={pld!r}\n'
                     )
                     return pld
                 except TypeError as typerr: