diff --git a/composite.cpp b/composite.cpp
index f4ed523740..c0878dfea2 100644
--- a/composite.cpp
+++ b/composite.cpp
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ void Workspace::setupCompositing()
         return;
         }
     else if( !CompositingPrefs::compositingPossible() )
-    {
+        {
         kDebug( 1212 ) << "Compositing isn't possible";
         return;
-    }
+        }
     if( scene != NULL )
         return;
     char selection_name[ 100 ];
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void Workspace::setupCompositing()
         }
     if( scene == NULL || scene->initFailed())
         {
-        kError( 1212 ) << "Failed to create Scene object. Compositing disabled" << endl;
+        kDebug( 1212 ) << "Failed to create Scene object. Compositing disabled" << endl;
         delete scene;
         scene = NULL;
         delete cm_selection;
diff --git a/compositingprefs.cpp b/compositingprefs.cpp
index ecabb24eed..3dad0ffa0a 100644
--- a/compositingprefs.cpp
+++ b/compositingprefs.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ bool CompositingPrefs::createGLXContext()
         visinfo = glXChooseVisual( display(), DefaultScreen( display()), attribs.data() );
         if (!visinfo)
             {
-            kError() << "Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual";
+            kDebug( 1212 ) << "Error: couldn't find RGB GLX visual";
             return false;
             }
         }
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ bool CompositingPrefs::createGLXContext()
     mGLContext = glXCreateContext( display(), visinfo, NULL, True );
     if ( !mGLContext )
     {
-        kError() << "glXCreateContext failed";
+        kDebug( 1212 ) << "glXCreateContext failed";
         XDestroyWindow( display(), mGLWindow );
         return false;
     }