diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index e56ac8c..f77ecc3 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ declareGauge(libp2p_gossipsub_under_dlow_topics, "number of topics below dlow")
 declareGauge(libp2p_gossipsub_under_dout_topics, "number of topics below dout")
 declareGauge(libp2p_gossipsub_under_dhigh_above_dlow_topics, "number of topics below dhigh but above dlow")
 declareGauge(libp2p_gossipsub_no_peers_topics, "number of topics without peers available")
-
 declareCounter(libp2p_gossipsub_above_dhigh_condition, "number of above dhigh pruning branches ran", labels = ["topic"])
 
 proc init*(_: type[GossipSubParams]): GossipSubParams =
@@ -1034,7 +1033,7 @@ method subscribeTopic*(g: GossipSub,
 
   if subscribe and not(isNil(g.subscriptionValidator)) and not(g.subscriptionValidator(topic)):
     # this is a violation, so warn should be in order
-    warn "ignoring invalid topic subscription", topic, peer
+    trace "ignoring invalid topic subscription", topic, peer
     # also punish
     peer.behaviourPenalty += 1
     return