diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index d23a49178a..8d62a1fc23 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ nm_device_dbus_export (NMDevice *self)
 	g_return_if_fail (priv->path == NULL);
 
 	priv->path = g_strdup_printf ("/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/%d", devcount++);
-	_LOGI (LOGD_DEVICE, "exported as %s", priv->path);
+	_LOGD (LOGD_DEVICE, "exported as %s", priv->path);
 	nm_dbus_manager_register_object (nm_dbus_manager_get (), priv->path, self);
 }
 
@@ -7394,9 +7394,9 @@ nm_device_cleanup (NMDevice *self, NMDeviceStateReason reason, gboolean deconfig
 	g_return_if_fail (NM_IS_DEVICE (self));
 
 	if (reason == NM_DEVICE_STATE_REASON_NOW_MANAGED)
-		_LOGI (LOGD_DEVICE, "preparing device");
+		_LOGD (LOGD_DEVICE, "preparing device");
 	else
-		_LOGI (LOGD_DEVICE, "deactivating device (reason '%s') [%d]", reason_to_string (reason), reason);
+		_LOGD (LOGD_DEVICE, "deactivating device (reason '%s') [%d]", reason_to_string (reason), reason);
 
 	/* Save whether or not we tried IPv6 for later */
 	priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
@@ -8362,7 +8362,7 @@ constructed (GObject *object)
 		priv->ignore_carrier = nm_config_get_ignore_carrier (nm_config_get (), self);
 
 		check_carrier (self);
-		_LOGI (LOGD_HW,
+		_LOGD (LOGD_HW,
 		       "carrier is %s%s",
 		       priv->carrier ? "ON" : "OFF",
 		       priv->ignore_carrier ? " (but ignored)" : "");
diff --git a/src/nm-manager.c b/src/nm-manager.c
index 54b4429a5c..3356bef51c 100644
--- a/src/nm-manager.c
+++ b/src/nm-manager.c
@@ -1866,8 +1866,12 @@ add_device (NMManager *self, NMDevice *device, gboolean try_assume)
 	driver = nm_device_get_driver (device);
 	if (!driver)
 		driver = "unknown";
-	nm_log_info (LOGD_HW, "(%s): new %s device (driver: '%s' ifindex: %d)",
-	             iface, type_desc, driver, nm_device_get_ifindex (device));
+	nm_log_info (LOGD_HW, "(%s): new %s device (carrier: %s, driver: '%s', ifindex: %d)",
+	             iface, type_desc,
+	             nm_device_has_capability (device, NM_DEVICE_CAP_CARRIER_DETECT)
+	                ? (nm_device_has_carrier (device) ? "ON" : "OFF")
+	                : "UNKNOWN",
+	             driver, nm_device_get_ifindex (device));
 
 	unmanaged_specs = nm_settings_get_unmanaged_specs (priv->settings);
 	user_unmanaged = nm_device_spec_match_list (device, unmanaged_specs);