diff --git a/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/config.py b/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/config.py
index 29c1a05413f26fe80fbc11e4baa40aadc1b2117d..e7f350333f565688590b9849f9146643e86fc12f 100644
--- a/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/config.py
+++ b/LCS/Messaging/python/messaging/config.py
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ if isProductionEnvironment() or isTestEnvironment():
 
 
 def broker_url(hostname: str=DEFAULT_BROKER, port: int=DEFAULT_PORT, userid: str=DEFAULT_USER, password :str=DEFAULT_PASSWORD) -> str:
-    url = 'amqp://%s:%s@%s:%d//' % (userid, password, hostname, port)
-    print(url)
-    return url
+    return 'amqp://%s:%s@%s:%d//' % (userid, password, hostname, port)
 
 if DEFAULT_PORT == -1:
     possible_ports = [5672, 5675]
@@ -50,13 +48,13 @@ else:
 
 for port in possible_ports:
     try:
-        print("trying to connect to broker: hostname=%s port=%s userid=%s password=***" % (
-                     DEFAULT_BROKER, port, DEFAULT_USER))
+        logger.debug("trying to connect to broker: hostname=%s port=%s userid=%s password=***",
+                     DEFAULT_BROKER, port, DEFAULT_USER)
         with kombu.Connection(broker_url(port=port), max_retries=0, connect_timeout=1, ) as connection:
             connection.connect()
             DEFAULT_PORT = port
-            print("detected rabbitmq broker to which we can connect with hostname=%s port=%s userid=%s password=***" % (
-                        DEFAULT_BROKER, port, DEFAULT_USER))
+            logger.info("detected rabbitmq broker to which we can connect with hostname=%s port=%s userid=%s password=***",
+                        DEFAULT_BROKER, port, DEFAULT_USER)
             break
     except Exception as e:
         logger.debug("cannot connect to broker: hostname=%s port=%s userid=%s password=*** error=%s",