diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index d88b10d..160c2f7 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ func (c *cache) run(domain string) {
 			c.setStatus(err)
 
 			if a > 3 {
-				if logger.V(logger.DebugLevel, logger.DefaultLogger) {
-					logger.Debug("rcache: ", err, " backing off ", d)
+				if logger.V(logger.TraceLevel) {
+					logger.Trace("rcache: ", err, " backing off ", d)
 				}
 				a = 0
 			}
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ func (c *cache) run(domain string) {
 			c.setStatus(err)
 
 			if b > 3 {
-				if logger.V(logger.DebugLevel, logger.DefaultLogger) {
-					logger.Debug("rcache: ", err, " backing off ", d)
+				if logger.V(logger.TraceLevel) {
+					logger.Trace("rcache: ", err, " backing off ", d)
 				}
 				b = 0
 			}