diff --git a/oml/nodes.py b/oml/nodes.py
index c5cfbfe..8c28530 100644
--- a/oml/nodes.py
+++ b/oml/nodes.py
@@ -523,7 +523,8 @@ class Nodes(Thread):
         while not state.shutdown:
             args = self._q.get()
             if args:
-                logger.debug('processing nodes queue: next: "%s", %s entries in queue', args[0], self._q.qsize())
+                if DEBUG_NODES:
+                    logger.debug('processing nodes queue: next: "%s", %s entries in queue', args[0], self._q.qsize())
                 if args[0] == 'add':
                     self._add(*args[1:])
                 elif args[0] == 'pull':
@@ -532,7 +533,7 @@ class Nodes(Thread):
                     self._call(*args)
 
     def queue(self, *args):
-        if args:
+        if args and DEBUG_NODES:
             logger.debug('queue "%s", %s entries in queue', args, self._q.qsize())
         self._q.put(list(args))