diff --git a/src/core/common.rs b/src/core/common.rs
index fae8d99..7890f30 100644
--- a/src/core/common.rs
+++ b/src/core/common.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use nix::unistd::{Group as LibcGroup, User as LibcUser};
 
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
 use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::fmt;
 
 pub const DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH: &str = "/etc/muscl/config.toml";
 pub const DEFAULT_SOCKET_PATH: &str = "/run/muscl/muscl.sock";
@@ -24,6 +25,12 @@ pub struct UnixUser {
     pub groups: Vec<String>,
 }
 
+impl fmt::Display for UnixUser {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(&self.username)
+    }
+}
+
 // TODO: these functions are somewhat critical, and should have integration tests
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
diff --git a/src/server/command.rs b/src/server/command.rs
index c515a2d..bac0e4a 100644
--- a/src/server/command.rs
+++ b/src/server/command.rs
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ pub async fn handle_command(
         }
 
         if auto_detected_systemd_mode {
-            tracing::info!("Running in systemd mode, auto-detected");
+            tracing::debug!("Running in systemd mode, auto-detected");
         } else {
-            tracing::info!("Running in systemd mode");
+            tracing::debug!("Running in systemd mode");
         }
     } else {
         let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::Registry::default()
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub async fn handle_command(
 
         trace_server_prelude();
 
-        tracing::info!("Running in standalone mode");
+        tracing::debug!("Running in standalone mode");
     }
 
     let config_path = config_path.unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from(DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH));
diff --git a/src/server/session_handler.rs b/src/server/session_handler.rs
index 3ba0341..c479929 100644
--- a/src/server/session_handler.rs
+++ b/src/server/session_handler.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ pub async fn session_handler(
         }
     };
 
-    session_handler_with_unix_user(socket, &unix_user, db_pool).await
+    tracing::info!("Accepted connection from user: {}", unix_user);
+
+    let result = session_handler_with_unix_user(socket, &unix_user, db_pool).await;
+
+    tracing::info!("Finished handling requests for connection from user: {}", unix_user);
+
+    result
 }
 
 pub async fn session_handler_with_unix_user(
@@ -143,7 +149,12 @@ async fn session_handler_with_db_connection(
             }
             request => request.to_owned(),
         };
-        tracing::info!("Received request: {:#?}", request_to_display);
+
+        if request_to_display != Request::Exit {
+            tracing::info!("Received request: {:#?}", request_to_display);
+        } else {
+            tracing::debug!("Received request: {:#?}", request_to_display);
+        }
 
         let response = match request {
             Request::CheckAuthorization(dbs_or_users) => {
@@ -237,7 +248,7 @@ async fn session_handler_with_db_connection(
             }
             response => response.to_owned(),
         };
-        tracing::info!("Response: {:#?}", response_to_display);
+        tracing::debug!("Response: {:#?}", response_to_display);
 
         stream.send(response).await?;
         stream.flush().await?;