diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/plugins/tor/TorPlugin.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/plugins/tor/TorPlugin.java
index 80ac29e95..6112889ff 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/plugins/tor/TorPlugin.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/plugins/tor/TorPlugin.java
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler {
 				s = ss.accept();
 			} catch(IOException e) {
 				// This is expected when the socket is closed
-				if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.log(INFO, e.toString(), e);
+				if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info(e.toString());
 				tryToClose(ss);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class TorPlugin implements DuplexPlugin, EventHandler {
 			if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Connected to " + onion);
 			return new TorTransportConnection(this, s);
 		} catch(IOException e) {
-			if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.log(INFO, e.toString(), e);
+			if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Could not connect to " + onion);
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/plugins/tcp/TcpPlugin.java b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/plugins/tcp/TcpPlugin.java
index 13401c290..10f931743 100644
--- a/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/plugins/tcp/TcpPlugin.java
+++ b/briar-core/src/org/briarproject/plugins/tcp/TcpPlugin.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ abstract class TcpPlugin implements DuplexPlugin {
 				s = ss.accept();
 			} catch(IOException e) {
 				// This is expected when the socket is closed
-				if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.log(INFO, e.toString(), e);
+				if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info(e.toString());
 				tryToClose(ss);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ abstract class TcpPlugin implements DuplexPlugin {
 			if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Connected to " + addr);
 			return new TcpTransportConnection(this, s);
 		} catch(IOException e) {
-			if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.log(INFO, e.toString(), e);
+			if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Could not connect to " + addr);
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/briar-desktop/src/org/briarproject/plugins/bluetooth/BluetoothPlugin.java b/briar-desktop/src/org/briarproject/plugins/bluetooth/BluetoothPlugin.java
index 4572df83e..ba082128b 100644
--- a/briar-desktop/src/org/briarproject/plugins/bluetooth/BluetoothPlugin.java
+++ b/briar-desktop/src/org/briarproject/plugins/bluetooth/BluetoothPlugin.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class BluetoothPlugin implements DuplexPlugin {
 				s = ss.acceptAndOpen();
 			} catch(IOException e) {
 				// This is expected when the socket is closed
-				if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.log(INFO, e.toString(), e);
+				if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info(e.toString());
 				tryToClose(ss);
 				return;
 			}
@@ -208,10 +208,13 @@ class BluetoothPlugin implements DuplexPlugin {
 	}
 
 	private StreamConnection connect(String url) {
+		if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Connecting to " + url);
 		try {
-			return (StreamConnection) Connector.open(url);
+			StreamConnection s = (StreamConnection) Connector.open(url);
+			if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Connected to " + url);
+			return s;
 		} catch(IOException e) {
-			if(LOG.isLoggable(WARNING)) LOG.log(WARNING, e.toString(), e);
+			if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info("Could not connect to " + url);
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ class BluetoothPlugin implements DuplexPlugin {
 				}
 			} catch(IOException e) {
 				// This is expected when the socket is closed
-				if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.log(INFO, e.toString(), e);
+				if(LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) LOG.info(e.toString());
 			}
 		}
 	}