diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/canvas_test.cc b/gtk2_ardour/canvas_test.cc
index 9dc16ba7d4..3b7a8875b5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/canvas_test.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/canvas_test.cc
@@ -61,15 +61,18 @@ LogReceiver::receive (Transmitter::Channel chn, const char * str)
 	const char *prefix = "";
 
 	switch (chn) {
-	case Transmitter::Error:
-		prefix = "[ERROR]: ";
-		break;
+	case Transmitter::Debug:
+		/* ignore */
+		return;
 	case Transmitter::Info:
 		prefix = "[INFO]: ";
 		break;
 	case Transmitter::Warning:
 		prefix = "[WARNING]: ";
 		break;
+	case Transmitter::Error:
+		prefix = "[ERROR]: ";
+		break;
 	case Transmitter::Fatal:
 		prefix = "[FATAL]: ";
 		break;
@@ -265,9 +268,9 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	pthread_setcanceltype (PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, 0);
 
-	log_receiver.listen_to (error);
 	log_receiver.listen_to (info);
 	log_receiver.listen_to (fatal);
+	log_receiver.listen_to (error);
 	log_receiver.listen_to (warning);
 
 	if (UIConfiguration::instance().pre_gui_init ()) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
index 8e0797034f..300de05dbb 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/main.cc
@@ -290,10 +290,11 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	// catch error message system signals ();
 
-	text_receiver.listen_to (error);
+	text_receiver.listen_to (debug);
 	text_receiver.listen_to (info);
-	text_receiver.listen_to (fatal);
 	text_receiver.listen_to (warning);
+	text_receiver.listen_to (error);
+	text_receiver.listen_to (fatal);
 
 #ifdef BOOST_SP_ENABLE_DEBUG_HOOKS
 	if (g_getenv ("BOOST_DEBUG")) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/toolbar_test.cc b/gtk2_ardour/toolbar_test.cc
index 338e8f8f2c..2b85acdf43 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/toolbar_test.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/toolbar_test.cc
@@ -66,15 +66,18 @@ LogReceiver::receive (Transmitter::Channel chn, const char * str)
 	const char *prefix = "";
 
 	switch (chn) {
-	case Transmitter::Error:
-		prefix = "[ERROR]: ";
-		break;
+	case Transmitter::Debug:
+		/* ignore */
+		return;
 	case Transmitter::Info:
 		prefix = "[INFO]: ";
 		break;
 	case Transmitter::Warning:
 		prefix = "[WARNING]: ";
 		break;
+	case Transmitter::Error:
+		prefix = "[ERROR]: ";
+		break;
 	case Transmitter::Fatal:
 		prefix = "[FATAL]: ";
 		break;
@@ -275,10 +278,10 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	pthread_setcanceltype (PTHREAD_CANCEL_ASYNCHRONOUS, 0);
 
-	log_receiver.listen_to (error);
 	log_receiver.listen_to (info);
-	log_receiver.listen_to (fatal);
 	log_receiver.listen_to (warning);
+	log_receiver.listen_to (error);
+	log_receiver.listen_to (fatal);
 
 	setup_gtk_ardour_enums ();