diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.c b/lib/libwebsockets.c
index 9e22a160..13a18c68 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.c
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.c
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ accept_ok:
 	wsi->state = WSI_STATE_ESTABLISHED;
 	wsi->mode = LWS_CONNMODE_WS_CLIENT;
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "handshake OK for protocol %s\n", wsi->protocol->name);
+	debug("handshake OK for protocol %s\n", wsi->protocol->name);
 
 	/* call him back to inform him he is up */
 
@@ -2847,8 +2847,7 @@ libwebsocket_create_context(int port, const char *interf,
 			protocols[context->count_protocols].callback;
 						   context->count_protocols++) {
 
-		fprintf(stderr, "  Protocol: %s\n",
-				     protocols[context->count_protocols].name);
+		debug("  Protocol: %s\n", protocols[context->count_protocols].name);
 
 		protocols[context->count_protocols].owning_server = context;
 		protocols[context->count_protocols].protocol_index =
@@ -2924,7 +2923,7 @@ libwebsocket_create_context(int port, const char *interf,
 	if (port)
 		m = LWS_EXT_CALLBACK_SERVER_CONTEXT_CONSTRUCT;
 	while (extensions->callback) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "  Extension: %s\n", extensions->name);
+		debug("  Extension: %s\n", extensions->name);
 		extensions->callback(context, extensions,
 							NULL, m, NULL, NULL, 0);
 		extensions++;
diff --git a/lib/parsers.c b/lib/parsers.c
index 61f30456..a1859716 100644
--- a/lib/parsers.c
+++ b/lib/parsers.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ spill:
 				 * fine he has told us he is closing too, let's
 				 * finish our close
 				 */
-				fprintf(stderr, "seen client close ack\n");
+				debug("seen client close ack\n");
 				return -1;
 			}
 			debug("server sees client close packet\n");
@@ -1206,14 +1206,12 @@ spill:
 				debug("seen server's close ack\n");
 				return -1;
 			}
-			fprintf(stderr, "client sees server close packet "
-				       "len = %d\n", wsi->rx_user_buffer_head);
+			debug("client sees server close packet len = %d\n", wsi->rx_user_buffer_head);
 			/* parrot the close packet payload back */
 			n = libwebsocket_write(wsi, (unsigned char *)
 			   &wsi->rx_user_buffer[LWS_SEND_BUFFER_PRE_PADDING],
 				     wsi->rx_user_buffer_head, LWS_WRITE_CLOSE);
-			fprintf(stderr, "client writing close "
-						       "ack returned %d\n", n);
+			debug("client writing close ack returned %d\n", n);
 			wsi->state = WSI_STATE_RETURNED_CLOSE_ALREADY;
 			/* close the connection */
 			return -1;