diff --git a/nix/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc b/nix/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
index ed3febd0af..6c45934f15 100644
--- a/nix/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
+++ b/nix/nix-daemon/nix-daemon.cc
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static void processConnection(bool trusted)
         assert(!canSendStderr);
     };
 
-    printMsg(lvlError, format("%1% operations") % opCount);
+    printMsg(lvlDebug, format("%1% operations") % opCount);
 }