diff --git a/lbrynet/core/log_support.py b/lbrynet/core/log_support.py
index 451a57a13..880f7cd18 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/log_support.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/log_support.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ _srcfile = os.path.normcase(_srcfile)
 
 
 session = FuturesSession()
+TRACE = 5
 
 
 def bg_cb(sess, resp):
@@ -371,5 +372,10 @@ class Logger(logging.Logger):
                 callback(err, *args, **kwargs)
         return _fail
 
+    def trace(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self.isEnabledFor(TRACE):
+            self._log(TRACE, msg, args, **kwargs)
+
 
 logging.setLoggerClass(Logger)
+logging.addLevelName(TRACE, 'TRACE')
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/server/ServerProtocol.py b/lbrynet/core/server/ServerProtocol.py
index df52dedb0..b88ffe0ba 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/server/ServerProtocol.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/server/ServerProtocol.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class ServerProtocol(Protocol):
         self.transport.loseConnection()
 
     def write(self, data):
-        log.debug("Writing %s bytes of data to the transport", str(len(data)))
+        log.trace("Writing %s bytes of data to the transport", len(data))
         self.transport.write(data)
         self.factory.rate_limiter.report_ul_bytes(len(data))
 
diff --git a/lbrynet/core/server/ServerRequestHandler.py b/lbrynet/core/server/ServerRequestHandler.py
index c57a63be2..813771647 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/server/ServerRequestHandler.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/server/ServerRequestHandler.py
@@ -52,13 +52,15 @@ class ServerRequestHandler(object):
 
         from twisted.internet import reactor
 
-        if self.production_paused is False:
-            chunk = self.response_buff[:self.CHUNK_SIZE]
-            self.response_buff = self.response_buff[self.CHUNK_SIZE:]
-            if chunk != '':
-                log.debug("writing %s bytes to the client", str(len(chunk)))
-                self.consumer.write(chunk)
-                reactor.callLater(0, self._produce_more)
+        if self.production_paused:
+            return
+        chunk = self.response_buff[:self.CHUNK_SIZE]
+        self.response_buff = self.response_buff[self.CHUNK_SIZE:]
+        if chunk == '':
+            return
+        log.trace("writing %s bytes to the client", len(chunk))
+        self.consumer.write(chunk)
+        reactor.callLater(0, self._produce_more)
 
     #IConsumer stuff
 
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ class ServerRequestHandler(object):
 
         def get_more_data():
             if self.producer is not None:
-                log.debug("Requesting more data from the producer")
+                log.trace("Requesting more data from the producer")
                 self.producer.resumeProducing()
 
         reactor.callLater(0, get_more_data)
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index e69de29bb..6ce67146e 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# log_support setups the default Logger class
+# and so we need to ensure that it is also
+# setup for the tests
+from lbrynet.core import log_support