diff --git a/daemon/main.rs b/daemon/main.rs
index dd9dba8..6296ba8 100644
--- a/daemon/main.rs
+++ b/daemon/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ mod ipc;
 mod manager;
 mod socket;
 
-use std::io::Read;
+use std::{env, io::Read};
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
 use microxdg::Xdg;
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     tracing_subscriber::fmt()
         .with_max_level(tracing::Level::DEBUG)
         .init();
-    let span = tracing::span!(tracing::Level::DEBUG, "main");
+    let span = if env::var("NIRI_TAG_DEBUG").is_ok() {
+        tracing::span!(tracing::Level::DEBUG, "main")
+    } else {
+        tracing::span!(tracing::Level::INFO, "main")
+    };
     let _ = span.enter();
     // spawn socket consumer for niri event stream
     let (niri_tx, niri_rx) = smol::channel::unbounded();
diff --git a/daemon/manager.rs b/daemon/manager.rs
index bf87060..11bd436 100644
--- a/daemon/manager.rs
+++ b/daemon/manager.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ impl NiriTag {
             Tag(tag) => {
                 tracing::debug!("Changing tag {}", tag);
                 let tag_visible = *self.tags.entry(tag).or_insert(true);
-                tracing::debug!("Windows: {:?}", self.windows);
                 let affected_windows: Vec<u64> = self
                     .windows
                     .iter()
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ impl NiriTag {
             })
             .detach();
         };
-        let add_tag = async |tx: Sender<TagEvent>, windows: &HashMap<u64, u8>, t| {
+        let add_tag_fire = async |tx: Sender<TagEvent>, windows: &HashMap<u64, u8>, t| {
             if windows
                 .iter()
                 .filter(|(_, tag)| **tag == t)
@@ -249,8 +248,7 @@ impl NiriTag {
                 send_event(tx, TagEvent::TagOccupied(t)).await;
             }
         };
-        let rm_tag = async |tx: Sender<TagEvent>, windows: &HashMap<u64, u8>, wid, old_tag| {
-            tracing::debug!("removing tag {}", wid);
+        let rm_tag_fire = async |tx: Sender<TagEvent>, windows: &HashMap<u64, u8>, wid, old_tag| {
             let same_tagged = windows
                 .iter()
                 .filter(|(w, tag)| **tag == old_tag && **w != wid)
@@ -293,7 +291,7 @@ impl NiriTag {
                     self.windows.insert(wid, t);
                     tracing::debug!("adding tag {} to {}", t, wid);
                     let tx = self.ev_tx.clone();
-                    add_tag(tx, &self.windows, t).await;
+                    add_tag_fire(tx, &self.windows, t).await;
                     Window(wid)
                 }
                 TagCmd::RemoveTagFromWin(_) => {
@@ -302,7 +300,7 @@ impl NiriTag {
                     let old_tag = self.windows.insert(wid, 0).unwrap_or(0);
                     tracing::debug!("resetting tag on {}", wid);
                     let tx = self.ev_tx.clone();
-                    rm_tag(tx, &self.windows, wid, old_tag).await;
+                    rm_tag_fire(tx, &self.windows, wid, old_tag).await;
                     Window(wid)
                 }
                 TagCmd::ToggleTagOnWin(t) => {
@@ -313,9 +311,9 @@ impl NiriTag {
                     let toggle = if this_tag == t { 0 } else { t };
                     let tx = self.ev_tx.clone();
                     if toggle == 0 {
-                        rm_tag(tx, &self.windows, wid, this_tag).await;
+                        rm_tag_fire(tx, &self.windows, wid, this_tag).await;
                     } else {
-                        add_tag(tx, &self.windows, t).await;
+                        add_tag_fire(tx, &self.windows, t).await;
                     }
                     tracing::debug!("toggling {} to tag {}", wid, toggle);
                     self.windows.insert(wid, toggle);