diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/stream_manager.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/stream_manager.ts
index 299645efb6..679ed2c37d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/stream_manager.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/stream_manager.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class StreamManager {
   private handlePeerUpdateStreamPool = (evt: CustomEvent<PeerUpdate>): void => {
     const peer = evt.detail.peer;
     if (peer.protocols.includes(this.multicodec)) {
-      this.log.error(`Preemptively opening a stream to ${peer.id.toString()}`);
+      this.log.info(`Preemptively opening a stream to ${peer.id.toString()}`);
       this.prepareNewStream(peer);
     }
   };
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/logger/index.ts b/packages/utils/src/logger/index.ts
index 650c9693e5..e7fff19a3a 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/logger/index.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/logger/index.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,9 @@ export class Logger {
   }
 
   constructor(prefix?: string) {
-    this._info = debug(Logger.createDebugNamespace("INFO", prefix));
-    this._warn = debug(Logger.createDebugNamespace("WARN", prefix));
-    this._error = debug(Logger.createDebugNamespace("ERROR", prefix));
-
-    this._info.log = console.info.bind(console);
-    this._warn.log = console.warn.bind(console);
-    this._error.log = console.error.bind(console);
+    this._info = debug(Logger.createDebugNamespace("info", prefix));
+    this._warn = debug(Logger.createDebugNamespace("warn", prefix));
+    this._error = debug(Logger.createDebugNamespace("error", prefix));
   }
 
   get info(): Debugger {
@@ -32,4 +28,9 @@ export class Logger {
   get error(): Debugger {
     return this._error;
   }
+
+  log(level: "info" | "warn" | "error", ...args: unknown[]): void {
+    const logger = this[level] as (...args: unknown[]) => void;
+    logger(...args);
+  }
 }