diff --git a/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js b/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js
index 1ab93644d..44198930b 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/filesystem/FilesystemService.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class FilesystemService extends BaseService {
                         [new_path, old_path.length + 1, `${old_path}%`, user_id]);
 
         const log = this.services.get('log-service').create('update_child_paths');
-        log.info(`updated ${old_path} -> ${new_path}`);
+        log.debug(`updated ${old_path} -> ${new_path}`);
 
         monitor.end();
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/src/filesystem/batch/commands.js b/src/backend/src/filesystem/batch/commands.js
index 97a34b265..48a18c80b 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/filesystem/batch/commands.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/filesystem/batch/commands.js
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ class MkdirCommand extends BatchCommand {
             });
             return;
         }
-        console.log('USING SLOW MKDIR');
 
         const hl_mkdir = new HLMkdir();
         const response = await hl_mkdir.run({
diff --git a/src/backend/src/filesystem/hl_operations/hl_mkdir.js b/src/backend/src/filesystem/hl_operations/hl_mkdir.js
index 0b612148b..94339db7a 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/filesystem/hl_operations/hl_mkdir.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/filesystem/hl_operations/hl_mkdir.js
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ class MkTree extends HLFilesystemOperation {
         const dirs = trunk === '.' ? []
             : trunk.split('/').filter(Boolean);
 
-        console.log('DIRS', dirs, parent_node.selector.describe())
-
         // dirs = [a, b, c]
 
         let parent_did_exist = parent_exists;
@@ -156,8 +154,6 @@ class MkTree extends HLFilesystemOperation {
 
         const bottom_parent = await fs.node(current);
 
-        console.log('BOTTOM PARENT', bottom_parent.selector.describe());
-
         if ( branches.length === 0 ) {
             this.leaves.push(bottom_parent);
         }
@@ -280,7 +276,6 @@ class HLMkdir extends HLFilesystemOperation {
         }
 
         let parent_node = values.parent || await fs.node(new RootNodeSelector());
-        console.log('USING PARENT', parent_node.selector.describe());
 
         let target_basename = _path.basename(values.path);
 
@@ -459,7 +454,7 @@ class HLMkdir extends HLFilesystemOperation {
         const node = await fs.node(current);
 
         if ( ! await node.exists() ) {
-            console.log('HERE FROM', node.selector.describe(), parent_node.selector.describe());
+            // console.log('HERE FROM', node.selector.describe(), parent_node.selector.describe());
             throw APIError.create('dest_does_not_exist');
         }
 
@@ -477,8 +472,6 @@ class HLMkdir extends HLFilesystemOperation {
      * @returns {Promise<FSNodeContext>} The created directory.
      */
     async _create_dir (dir) {
-        console.log('CREATING DIR', dir.selector.describe());
-
         if ( await dir.exists() ) {
             if ( ! dir.entry.is_dir ) {
                 throw APIError.create('dest_is_not_a_directory');
diff --git a/src/backend/src/routers/filesystem_api/rename.js b/src/backend/src/routers/filesystem_api/rename.js
index 690b1e31d..11623222a 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/routers/filesystem_api/rename.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/routers/filesystem_api/rename.js
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ module.exports = eggspress('/rename', {
         subject: new FSNodeParam('path'),
     },
 }, async (req, res, next) => {
-    console.log('ACTIVATED THIS ROUTE');
-
     if(!req.body.new_name) {
         throw APIError.create('field_missing', null, {
             key: 'new_name',
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/fs/FSLockService.js b/src/backend/src/services/fs/FSLockService.js
index 2915d2f9b..33e27eebb 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/fs/FSLockService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/services/fs/FSLockService.js
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const MODE_WRITE = Symbol('write');
 * allowing concurrent read and exclusive write operations.
 */
 class FSLockService extends BaseService {
+    static LOG_DEBUG = true;
+
     async _construct () {
         this.locks = {};
     }
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ class FSLockService extends BaseService {
             this.locks[path] = rwlock;
         }
 
-        this.log.noticeme('WAITING FOR LOCK: ' + path + ' ' +
+        this.log.info('WAITING FOR LOCK: ' + path + ' ' +
             mode.toString());
 
         if ( mode === MODE_READ ) {