diff --git a/common/status.c b/common/status.c
index f0e1f1180..8a9cac251 100644
--- a/common/status.c
+++ b/common/status.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ void status_io(enum log_level iodir, const u8 *p)
 {
 	if (logging_io)
 		status_io_full(iodir, p);
-	else
+	/* We get a huge amount of gossip; don't log it */
+	else if (!is_gossip_msg(p))
 		status_io_short(iodir, p);
 }