diff --git a/scanner/scanner.go b/scanner/scanner.go
index 92d360b4d1b..49d6e048b82 100644
--- a/scanner/scanner.go
+++ b/scanner/scanner.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func (s *Scanner) loadFolders() {
 
 func (s *Scanner) newScanner(f model.MediaFolder) FolderScanner {
 	if conf.Server.DevNewScanner {
+		log.Warn("Using *experimental* new scanner")
 		return NewTagScanner2(f.Path, s.ds)
 	}
 	return NewTagScanner(f.Path, s.ds)
diff --git a/scanner/tag_scanner_2.go b/scanner/tag_scanner_2.go
index dc756e096e1..fb2b5d4bd04 100644
--- a/scanner/tag_scanner_2.go
+++ b/scanner/tag_scanner_2.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (s *TagScanner2) getDirTree(ctx context.Context) (dirMap, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	log.Trace("Directory tree loaded", "total", len(dirs), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
+	log.Debug("Directory tree loaded", "total", len(dirs), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 	return dirs, nil
 }
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (s *TagScanner2) getChangedDirs(ctx context.Context, dirs dirMap, lastModif
 		}
 	}
 	sort.Strings(changed)
-	log.Trace(ctx, "Finished changed folders check", "total", len(changed), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
+	log.Debug(ctx, "Finished changed folders check", "total", len(changed), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 	return changed
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (s *TagScanner2) getDeletedDirs(ctx context.Context, allDirs dirMap, change
 	}
 
 	sort.Strings(deleted)
-	log.Trace(ctx, "Finished deleted folders check", "total", len(deleted), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
+	log.Debug(ctx, "Finished deleted folders check", "total", len(deleted), "elapsed", time.Since(start))
 	return deleted, nil
 }