diff --git a/tractor/_actor.py b/tractor/_actor.py
index ab7a321..e3f4243 100644
--- a/tractor/_actor.py
+++ b/tractor/_actor.py
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ class Actor:
                 f"already have channel(s) for {uid}:{chans}?"
             )
 
-        log.trace(f"Registered {chan} for {uid}")  # type: ignore
+        log.runtime(f"Registered {chan} for {uid}")  # type: ignore
         # append new channel
         self._peers[uid].append(chan)
 
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ class Actor:
 
                         break
 
-                    log.trace(   # type: ignore
+                    log.transport(   # type: ignore
                         f"Received msg {msg} from {chan.uid}")
 
                     cid = msg.get('cid')
diff --git a/tractor/_debug.py b/tractor/_debug.py
index ae0b502..93356ee 100644
--- a/tractor/_debug.py
+++ b/tractor/_debug.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class PdbwTeardown(pdbpp.Pdb):
 
 #     async with aclosing(async_stdin):
 #         async for msg in async_stdin:
-#             log.trace(f"Stdin input:\n{msg}")
+#             log.runtime(f"Stdin input:\n{msg}")
 #             # encode to bytes
 #             bmsg = str.encode(msg)