diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/deadlines.go b/beacon-chain/sync/deadlines.go
index 178ce31e6..5bcea75f2 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/deadlines.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/deadlines.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func setStreamReadDeadline(stream network.Stream, duration time.Duration) {
 	// libp2p uses the system clock time for determining the deadline so we use
 	// time.Now() instead of the synchronized roughtime.Now().
 	if err := stream.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(duration)); err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to set stream deadline")
+		log.WithError(err).Debug("Failed to set stream deadline")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ func setStreamWriteDeadline(stream network.Stream, duration time.Duration) {
 	// libp2p uses the system clock time for determining the deadline so we use
 	// time.Now() instead of the synchronized roughtime.Now().
 	if err := stream.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(duration)); err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to set stream deadline")
+		log.WithError(err).Debug("Failed to set stream deadline")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_ping.go b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_ping.go
index 759a073b6..61e8f54be 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_ping.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/sync/rpc_ping.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (r *Service) pingHandler(ctx context.Context, msg interface{}, stream libp2
 		go func() {
 			md, err := r.sendMetaDataRequest(ctx, stream.Conn().RemotePeer())
 			if err != nil {
-				log.WithField("peer", stream.Conn().RemotePeer()).WithError(err).Error("Failed to send metadata request")
+				log.WithField("peer", stream.Conn().RemotePeer()).WithError(err).Debug("Failed to send metadata request")
 				return
 			}
 			// update metadata if there is no error