diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim
index 4ce0091b8..01afcfebf 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub10.nim
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ method rpcHandler*(g: GossipSub,
     if respControl.graft.len > 0 or respControl.prune.len > 0 or
       respControl.ihave.len > 0 or messages.len > 0:
 
-      debug "sending control message", msg = shortLog(respControl), peer
+      trace "sending control message", msg = shortLog(respControl), peer
       g.send(
         peer,
         RPCMsg(control: some(respControl), messages: messages))
@@ -627,4 +627,4 @@ method initPubSub*(g: GossipSub) =
   g.gossipsub = initTable[string, HashSet[PubSubPeer]]()# topic to peer map of all gossipsub peers
   g.lastFanoutPubSub = initTable[string, Moment]()  # last publish time for fanout topics
   g.gossip = initTable[string, seq[ControlIHave]]() # pending gossip
-  g.control = initTable[string, ControlMessage]()   # pending control messages
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+  g.control = initTable[string, ControlMessage]()   # pending control messages