diff --git a/lib.go b/lib.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f4e1d58..0000000
--- a/lib.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package nostr
-
-import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"log"
-)
-
-var (
-	// call SetOutput on InfoLogger to enable info logging
-	InfoLogger = log.New(ioutil.Discard, "[go-nostr][info] ", log.LstdFlags)
-
-	// call SetOutput on DebugLogger to enable debug logging
-	DebugLogger = log.New(ioutil.Discard, "[go-nostr][debug] ", log.LstdFlags)
-)
diff --git a/log.go b/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52e2a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package nostr
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+var (
+	// call SetOutput on InfoLogger to enable info logging
+	InfoLogger = log.New(os.Stderr, "[go-nostr][info] ", log.LstdFlags)
+
+	// call SetOutput on DebugLogger to enable debug logging
+	DebugLogger = log.New(os.Stderr, "[go-nostr][debug] ", log.LstdFlags)
+)
diff --git a/log_debug.go b/log_debug.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..175aecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log_debug.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//go:build debug
+
+package nostr
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func debugLog(str string, args ...any) {
+	for i, v := range args {
+		switch v.(type) {
+		case []json.RawMessage:
+			j, _ := json.Marshal(v)
+			args[i] = string(j)
+		case []byte:
+			args[i] = string(v.([]byte))
+		case fmt.Stringer:
+			args[i] = v.(fmt.Stringer).String()
+		}
+	}
+
+	DebugLogger.Printf(str, args...)
+}
diff --git a/log_normal.go b/log_normal.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd6a746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/log_normal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//go:build !debug
+
+package nostr
+
+func debugLog(str string, args ...any) {
+	return
+}
diff --git a/relay.go b/relay.go
index 75902ee..ab6be94 100644
--- a/relay.go
+++ b/relay.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (r *Relay) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 			switch command {
 			case "NOTICE":
-				DebugLogger.Printf("{%s} %v\n", r.URL, jsonMessage)
+				debugLog("{%s} %v\n", r.URL, jsonMessage)
 				var content string
 				json.Unmarshal(jsonMessage[1], &content)
 				go func() {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (r *Relay) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 					r.mutex.RUnlock()
 				}()
 			case "AUTH":
-				DebugLogger.Printf("{%s} %v\n", r.URL, jsonMessage)
+				debugLog("{%s} %v\n", r.URL, jsonMessage)
 				var challenge string
 				json.Unmarshal(jsonMessage[1], &challenge)
 				go func() {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (r *Relay) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 				if len(jsonMessage) < 2 {
 					continue
 				}
-				DebugLogger.Printf("{%s} %v\n", r.URL, jsonMessage)
+				debugLog("{%s} %v\n", r.URL, jsonMessage)
 				var subId string
 				json.Unmarshal(jsonMessage[1], &subId)
 				if subscription, ok := r.subscriptions.Load(subId); ok {
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func (r *Relay) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 				if len(jsonMessage) < 3 {
 					continue
 				}
-				DebugLogger.Printf("{%s} %v\n", r.URL, jsonMessage)
+				debugLog("{%s} %v\n", r.URL, jsonMessage)
 				var (
 					eventId string
 					ok      bool
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func (r *Relay) Auth(ctx context.Context, event Event) (Status, error) {
 
 	// send AUTH
 	authResponse := []interface{}{"AUTH", event}
-	DebugLogger.Printf("{%s} sending %v\n", r.URL, authResponse)
+	debugLog("{%s} sending %v\n", r.URL, authResponse)
 	if err := r.Connection.WriteJSON(authResponse); err != nil {
 		// status will be "failed"
 		return status, err
diff --git a/subscription.go b/subscription.go
index c9f4c79..5e0c44a 100644
--- a/subscription.go
+++ b/subscription.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (sub *Subscription) Fire() error {
 		message = append(message, filter)
 	}
 
-	DebugLogger.Printf("{%s} sending %v", sub.Relay.URL, message)
+	debugLog("{%s} sending %v", sub.Relay.URL, message)
 
 	err := sub.conn.WriteJSON(message)
 	if err != nil {