diff --git a/cmix/follow.go b/cmix/follow.go
index 7e75082ce0df42dd33860e1d3e65d4092de7096e..59e7cf7ed28996164e71020dd003d903aa210323 100644
--- a/cmix/follow.go
+++ b/cmix/follow.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/identity/receptionID"
+	"math/rand"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ func (c *client) followNetwork(report ClientErrorReport,
 			return
 		case <-ticker.C:
 
+			if rand.Int()%6 == 0 {
+				jww.INFO.Printf("Registered with %d nodes", c.NumRegisteredNodes())
+			}
+
 			operator := func(toTrack []receptionID.IdentityUse) error {
 
 				// set up tracking tools
diff --git a/cmix/nodes/register.go b/cmix/nodes/register.go
index 5d2249ec617e7d39af16bcdd58cc0bd0d7879558..8cada7d120e663cf9ef075d11fe72c3c409c7859 100644
--- a/cmix/nodes/register.go
+++ b/cmix/nodes/register.go
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ func registerWithNode(sender gateway.Sender, comms RegisterNodeCommsInterface,
 	var transmissionKey *cyclic.Int
 	var validUntil uint64
 	var keyId []byte
+
+	start := time.Now()
 	// TODO: should move this to a pre-canned user initialization
 	if s.IsPrecanned() {
 		userNum := int(s.GetTransmissionID().Bytes()[7])
@@ -156,7 +158,8 @@ func registerWithNode(sender gateway.Sender, comms RegisterNodeCommsInterface,
 
 	r.add(nodeID, transmissionKey, validUntil, keyId)
 
-	jww.INFO.Printf("Completed registration with node %s", nodeID)
+	jww.INFO.Printf("Completed registration with node %s,"+
+		" took %d", nodeID, time.Since(start))
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmix/nodes/request.go b/cmix/nodes/request.go
index 010bf15a5e37888d9fa5bfb42963e0c5bb143c5d..978cd01a33fb6df3ecf05de7459f35b19d4dad9b 100644
--- a/cmix/nodes/request.go
+++ b/cmix/nodes/request.go
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ func requestKey(sender gateway.Sender, comms RegisterNodeCommsInterface,
 			return nil, errors.WithMessage(err2,
 				"requestKey: clientKeyResponse error")
 		}
-		jww.INFO.Printf("just comm reg request took %s", time.Since(startInternal))
+		jww.TRACE.Printf("just comm reg request took %s", time.Since(startInternal))
 
 		return keyResponse, nil
 	}, stop)
-	jww.INFO.Printf("full reg request took %s", time.Since(start))
+	jww.TRACE.Printf("full reg request took %s", time.Since(start))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, 0, err