diff --git a/ldms/src/ldmsd/ldmsd.c b/ldms/src/ldmsd/ldmsd.c
index b3e3481b0..d087a885f 100644
--- a/ldms/src/ldmsd/ldmsd.c
+++ b/ldms/src/ldmsd/ldmsd.c
@@ -1040,10 +1040,10 @@ void listen_on_transport(char *xprt_str, char *port_str)
 	else
 		port_no = atoi(port_str);
 #if OVIS_LIB_HAVE_AUTH
-	l = ldms_xprt_with_auth_new(xprt_str, ldmsd_lcritical,
+	l = ldms_xprt_with_auth_new(xprt_str, ldmsd_linfo,
 		secretword);
 #else
-	l = ldms_xprt_new(xprt_str, ldmsd_lcritical);
+	l = ldms_xprt_new(xprt_str, ldmsd_linfo);
 #endif /* OVIS_LIB_HAVE_AUTH */
 	if (!l) {
 		ldmsd_log(LDMSD_LERROR, "The transport specified, "
diff --git a/ldms/src/ldmsd/ldmsd_prdcr.c b/ldms/src/ldmsd/ldmsd_prdcr.c
index 4d50250c3..da53dc50c 100644
--- a/ldms/src/ldmsd/ldmsd_prdcr.c
+++ b/ldms/src/ldmsd/ldmsd_prdcr.c
@@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ static void prdcr_connect(ldmsd_prdcr_t prdcr)
 		prdcr->conn_state = LDMSD_PRDCR_STATE_CONNECTING;
 #if OVIS_LIB_HAVE_AUTH
 		prdcr->xprt = ldms_xprt_with_auth_new(prdcr->xprt_name,
-				ldmsd_lcritical, ldmsd_secret_get());
+				ldmsd_linfo, ldmsd_secret_get());
 #else
-		prdcr->xprt = ldms_xprt_new(prdcr->xprt_name, ldmsd_lcritical);
+		prdcr->xprt = ldms_xprt_new(prdcr->xprt_name, ldmsd_linfo);
 #endif /* OVIS_LIB_HAVE_AUTH */
 		if (prdcr->xprt) {
 			ret  = ldms_xprt_connect(prdcr->xprt,