diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/tamu/scholars/middleware/discovery/service/IndexService.java b/src/main/java/edu/tamu/scholars/middleware/discovery/service/IndexService.java
index a725abeff..0e81b8c0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/tamu/scholars/middleware/discovery/service/IndexService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/tamu/scholars/middleware/discovery/service/IndexService.java
@@ -95,10 +95,8 @@ public Map<String, Object> getSchema() {
             SchemaRequest.Fields fieldsReq = new SchemaRequest.Fields();
             try {
                 fieldsRes = Optional.ofNullable(fieldsReq.process(solrClient, index.getName()));
-            } catch (SolrServerException e) {
-                logger.error("Unable to get fields from collection ... continue", e);
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                logger.error("Unable to get fields from collection ... continue", e);
+            } catch (SolrServerException | IOException e) {
+                logger.error("Unable to get fields from collection", e);
             }
 
         } else {
@@ -122,12 +120,9 @@ public Map<String, Object> getSchema() {
 
     @PostConstruct
     public void startup() {
-        logger.info("Scaffolding index fields...");
         indexers.stream().forEach(indexer -> {
-            logger.info("Scaffolding {} fields.", indexer.name());
             indexer.scaffold();
         });
-
         if (index.isInitOnStartup()) {
             if (schematizing.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
 
@@ -212,10 +207,8 @@ private Object[] ping() {
 
         try {
             response = Optional.ofNullable(solrClient.ping(index.getName()));
-        } catch (SolrServerException e) {
-            logger.error("Unable to connect to Solr ... continue", e);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            logger.error("Unable to connect to Solr ... continue", e);
+        } catch (SolrServerException | IOException e) {
+            logger.error("Unable to connect to Solr", e);
         }
 
         if (response.isPresent()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/tamu/scholars/middleware/discovery/service/component/solr/SolrIndexer.java b/src/main/java/edu/tamu/scholars/middleware/discovery/service/component/solr/SolrIndexer.java
index a35b84145..4cfeb2a12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/tamu/scholars/middleware/discovery/service/component/solr/SolrIndexer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/tamu/scholars/middleware/discovery/service/component/solr/SolrIndexer.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public void init(Map<String, Object> schema) {
                     Map<String, Object> field = (Map<String, Object>) schema.get(ntf.name);
                     if (Objects.nonNull(field)) {
 
-                        logger.info("Field {}.{} already exists", this.name(), ntf.name);
+                        logger.debug("Field {}.{} already exists", this.name(), ntf.name);
 
                         // TODO: type these maps or not
                         // TODO: match version and declared field type in case field type definition changes