diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index 797572184..86f3df419 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -520,9 +520,9 @@ method publish*(g: GossipSub,
 
   if peers.len == 0:
     let topicPeers = g.gossipsub.getOrDefault(topic).toSeq()
-    notice "No peers for topic, skipping publish",  peersOnTopic = topicPeers.len,
-                                                    connectedPeers = topicPeers.filterIt(it.connected).len,
-                                                    topic
+    debug "No peers for topic, skipping publish",  peersOnTopic = topicPeers.len,
+                                                   connectedPeers = topicPeers.filterIt(it.connected).len,
+                                                   topic
     # skipping topic as our metrics finds that heavy
     libp2p_gossipsub_failed_publish.inc()
     return 0