diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_keepalives.c b/bgpd/bgp_keepalives.c
index 3216683a54..f81836cc83 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_keepalives.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_keepalives.c
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ void bgp_keepalives_on(struct peer *peer)
 	/* placeholder bucket data to use for fast key lookups */
 	static struct pkat holder = {0};
 
-	if (!peerhash_mtx) {
-		zlog_warn("%s: call bgp_keepalives_init() first", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * We need to ensure that bgp_keepalives_init was called first
+	 */
+	assert(peerhash_mtx);
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(peerhash_mtx);
 	{
@@ -269,10 +269,10 @@ void bgp_keepalives_off(struct peer *peer)
 	/* placeholder bucket data to use for fast key lookups */
 	static struct pkat holder = {0};
 
-	if (!peerhash_mtx) {
-		zlog_warn("%s: call bgp_keepalives_init() first", __func__);
-		return;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * We need to ensure that bgp_keepalives_init was called first
+	 */
+	assert(peerhash_mtx);
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(peerhash_mtx);
 	{
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_route.c b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
index b395543795..041049d05b 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_route.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_route.c
@@ -494,16 +494,18 @@ static int bgp_info_cmp(struct bgp *bgp, struct bgp_info *new,
 			}
 
 			if (newattr->sticky && !existattr->sticky) {
-				zlog_warn(
-					"%s: %s wins over %s due to sticky MAC flag",
-					pfx_buf, new_buf, exist_buf);
+				if (debug)
+					zlog_debug(
+						"%s: %s wins over %s due to sticky MAC flag",
+						pfx_buf, new_buf, exist_buf);
 				return 1;
 			}
 
 			if (!newattr->sticky && existattr->sticky) {
-				zlog_warn(
-					"%s: %s loses to %s due to sticky MAC flag",
-					pfx_buf, new_buf, exist_buf);
+				if (debug)
+					zlog_debug(
+						"%s: %s loses to %s due to sticky MAC flag",
+						pfx_buf, new_buf, exist_buf);
 				return 0;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
index e12d9ec341..fda458cb84 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_vty.c
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ DEFUN_HIDDEN (no_bgp_multiple_instance,
 
 	vty_out(vty, "This config option is deprecated, and is scheduled for removal.\n");
 	vty_out(vty, "if you are using this please let the developers know\n");
-	zlog_warn("Deprecated option: `bgp multiple-instance` being used");
+	zlog_info("Deprecated option: `bgp multiple-instance` being used");
 	ret = bgp_option_unset(BGP_OPT_MULTIPLE_INSTANCE);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		vty_out(vty, "%% There are more than two BGP instances\n");
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ DEFUN_HIDDEN (bgp_config_type,
 	if (argv_find(argv, argc, "cisco", &idx)) {
 		vty_out(vty, "This config option is deprecated, and is scheduled for removal.\n");
 		vty_out(vty, "if you are using this please let the developers know!\n");
-		zlog_warn("Deprecated option: `bgp config-type cisco` being used");
+		zlog_info("Deprecated option: `bgp config-type cisco` being used");
 		bgp_option_set(BGP_OPT_CONFIG_CISCO);
 	} else
 		bgp_option_unset(BGP_OPT_CONFIG_CISCO);
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
index 59659c9186..3434717484 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_zebra.c
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static int bgp_zebra_tm_connect(struct thread *t)
 		ret = tm_table_manager_connect(zclient);
 	}
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		zlog_warn("Error connecting to table manager!");
+		zlog_info("Error connecting to table manager!");
 		bgp_tm_status_connected = false;
 	} else {
 		if (!bgp_tm_status_connected)
diff --git a/bgpd/bgpd.c b/bgpd/bgpd.c
index 555dd2a493..c8b4e3acf5 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgpd.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgpd.c
@@ -4091,7 +4091,7 @@ static int peer_af_flag_modify(struct peer *peer, afi_t afi, safi_t safi,
 			if (flag & PEER_FLAG_ADDPATH_TX_BESTPATH_PER_AS) {
 				if (!bgp_flag_check(
 					    bgp, BGP_FLAG_DETERMINISTIC_MED)) {
-					zlog_warn(
+					zlog_info(
 						"%s: enabling bgp deterministic-med, this is required"
 						" for addpath-tx-bestpath-per-AS",
 						peer->host);