diff --git a/yasmin/yasmin/state.py b/yasmin/yasmin/state.py
index c55cc98..742d5b0 100644
--- a/yasmin/yasmin/state.py
+++ b/yasmin/yasmin/state.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def __init__(self, outcomes: List[str]) -> None:
 
     def __call__(self, blackboard: Blackboard = None) -> str:
 
-        yasmin.YASMIN_LOG_INFO(f"Executing state {self}")
+        yasmin.YASMIN_LOG_DEBUG(f"Executing state {self}")
 
         self._canceled = False
 
diff --git a/yasmin/yasmin/state_machine.py b/yasmin/yasmin/state_machine.py
index 0f80e1b..f514ca4 100644
--- a/yasmin/yasmin/state_machine.py
+++ b/yasmin/yasmin/state_machine.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def execute(self, blackboard: Blackboard) -> str:
             # outcome is a state
             elif outcome in self._states:
                 yasmin.YASMIN_LOG_INFO(
-                    f"State machine transitioning '{self.__current_state}' : {old_outcome} --> {outcome}"
+                    f"State machine transitioning '{self.__current_state}' : '{old_outcome}' --> '{outcome}'"
                 )
 
                 self._call_transition_cbs(