diff --git a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
index 1838cbc2fb09653adfd38b8c991ead409181e426..094fcd36b03cc6d2c4f57b98bda220575f09d594 100644
--- a/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
+++ b/p2p/host/basic/basic_host.go
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func (h *BasicHost) newStreamHandler(s inet.Stream) {
 			}
 			logf("protocol EOF: %s (took %s)", s.Conn().RemotePeer(), took)
 		} else {
-			log.Infof("protocol mux failed: %s (took %s)", err, took)
+			log.Debugf("protocol mux failed: %s (took %s)", err, took)
 		}
 		s.Reset()
 		return