diff --git a/pkg/proxy/tcp_proxy.go b/pkg/proxy/tcp_proxy.go
index b84483eff9..1aa6d9fd70 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/tcp_proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/tcp_proxy.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func NewTCPProxy(frontendAddr, backendAddr *net.TCPAddr) (*TCPProxy, error) {
 func (proxy *TCPProxy) clientLoop(client *net.TCPConn, quit chan bool) {
 	backend, err := net.DialTCP("tcp", nil, proxy.backendAddr)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Can't forward traffic to backend tcp/%v: %v\n", proxy.backendAddr, err.Error())
+		log.Printf("Can't forward traffic to backend tcp/%v: %s\n", proxy.backendAddr, err)
 		client.Close()
 		return
 	}
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ func (proxy *TCPProxy) clientLoop(client *net.TCPConn, quit chan bool) {
 		event <- written
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Forwarding traffic between tcp/%v and tcp/%v", client.RemoteAddr(), backend.RemoteAddr())
 	go broker(client, backend)
 	go broker(backend, client)
 
@@ -65,23 +64,20 @@ func (proxy *TCPProxy) clientLoop(client *net.TCPConn, quit chan bool) {
 			for ; i < 2; i++ {
 				transferred += <-event
 			}
-			goto done
+			return
 		}
 	}
 	client.Close()
 	backend.Close()
-done:
-	log.Printf("%v bytes transferred between tcp/%v and tcp/%v", transferred, client.RemoteAddr(), backend.RemoteAddr())
 }
 
 func (proxy *TCPProxy) Run() {
 	quit := make(chan bool)
 	defer close(quit)
-	log.Printf("Starting proxy on tcp/%v for tcp/%v", proxy.frontendAddr, proxy.backendAddr)
 	for {
 		client, err := proxy.listener.Accept()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Stopping proxy on tcp/%v for tcp/%v (%v)", proxy.frontendAddr, proxy.backendAddr, err.Error())
+			log.Printf("Stopping proxy on tcp/%v for tcp/%v (%s)", proxy.frontendAddr, proxy.backendAddr, err)
 			return
 		}
 		go proxy.clientLoop(client.(*net.TCPConn), quit)
diff --git a/pkg/proxy/udp_proxy.go b/pkg/proxy/udp_proxy.go
index 9395516464..14f2306a5a 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/udp_proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/proxy/udp_proxy.go
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func (proxy *UDPProxy) replyLoop(proxyConn *net.UDPConn, clientAddr *net.UDPAddr
 		proxy.connTrackLock.Lock()
 		delete(proxy.connTrackTable, *clientKey)
 		proxy.connTrackLock.Unlock()
-		log.Printf("Done proxying between udp/%v and udp/%v", clientAddr.String(), proxy.backendAddr.String())
 		proxyConn.Close()
 	}()
 
@@ -92,24 +91,20 @@ func (proxy *UDPProxy) replyLoop(proxyConn *net.UDPConn, clientAddr *net.UDPAddr
 				return
 			}
 			i += written
-			log.Printf("Forwarded %v/%v bytes to udp/%v", i, read, clientAddr.String())
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 func (proxy *UDPProxy) Run() {
 	readBuf := make([]byte, UDPBufSize)
-	log.Printf("Starting proxy on udp/%v for udp/%v", proxy.frontendAddr, proxy.backendAddr)
 	for {
 		read, from, err := proxy.listener.ReadFromUDP(readBuf)
 		if err != nil {
 			// NOTE: Apparently ReadFrom doesn't return
 			// ECONNREFUSED like Read do (see comment in
 			// UDPProxy.replyLoop)
-			if isClosedError(err) {
-				log.Printf("Stopping proxy on udp/%v for udp/%v (socket was closed)", proxy.frontendAddr, proxy.backendAddr)
-			} else {
-				log.Printf("Stopping proxy on udp/%v for udp/%v (%v)", proxy.frontendAddr, proxy.backendAddr, err.Error())
+			if !isClosedError(err) {
+				log.Printf("Stopping proxy on udp/%v for udp/%v (%s)", proxy.frontendAddr, proxy.backendAddr, err)
 			}
 			break
 		}
@@ -120,7 +115,7 @@ func (proxy *UDPProxy) Run() {
 		if !hit {
 			proxyConn, err = net.DialUDP("udp", nil, proxy.backendAddr)
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("Can't proxy a datagram to udp/%s: %v\n", proxy.backendAddr.String(), err)
+				log.Printf("Can't proxy a datagram to udp/%s: %s\n", proxy.backendAddr, err)
 				continue
 			}
 			proxy.connTrackTable[*fromKey] = proxyConn
@@ -130,11 +125,10 @@ func (proxy *UDPProxy) Run() {
 		for i := 0; i != read; {
 			written, err := proxyConn.Write(readBuf[i:read])
 			if err != nil {
-				log.Printf("Can't proxy a datagram to udp/%s: %v\n", proxy.backendAddr.String(), err)
+				log.Printf("Can't proxy a datagram to udp/%s: %s\n", proxy.backendAddr, err)
 				break
 			}
 			i += written
-			log.Printf("Forwarded %v/%v bytes to udp/%v", i, read, proxy.backendAddr.String())
 		}
 	}
 }