diff --git a/artiq/browser/experiments.py b/artiq/browser/experiments.py
index 9bc0bca26..60e29e1f8 100644
--- a/artiq/browser/experiments.py
+++ b/artiq/browser/experiments.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class _ExperimentDock(QtWidgets.QMdiSubWindow):
                                expid=expid, priority=0)
             await worker.analyze()
         except:
-            logger.info("Failed to run '%s'", self.expurl)
+            logger.error("Failed to run '%s'", self.expurl)
             log_worker_exception()
         finally:
             await worker.close()
diff --git a/artiq/gui/applets.py b/artiq/gui/applets.py
index 849ae67b7..87fb91646 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/applets.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/applets.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class _AppletDock(QDockWidgetCloseDetect):
                 python=sys.executable.replace("\\", "\\\\"),
                 ipc_address=self.ipc.get_address().replace("\\", "\\\\")
             )
-            logger.info("starting command %s for %s", command, self.applet_name)
+            logger.debug("starting command %s for %s", command, self.applet_name)
             try:
                 await self.ipc.create_subprocess(*shlex.split(command),
                                                  start_new_session=True)