diff --git a/node/peer-supervisor.go b/node/peer-supervisor.go
index 6f10761..a699511 100644
--- a/node/peer-supervisor.go
+++ b/node/peer-supervisor.go
@@ -323,7 +323,9 @@ func (s *peerSupervisor) client() stateFunc {
 
 		case pingTimerMsg:
 			if time.Since(lastSeen) > timeoutInterval {
-				logf("Connection timeout")
+				if s.staged.Up {
+					logf("Connection timeout")
+				}
 				return s.peerUpdate(s.peer)
 			}