diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py
index f411bf15..f9a31d56 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/client.py
@@ -251,25 +251,24 @@ class RESTClient(object):
             request_headers.update(inject_headers)
 
         request_url = self._build_url(url)
-
         do_request = getattr(self._conn, method.lower())
-        if not silent:
-
-            LOG.debug("REST call: %s %s. Headers: %s. Body: %s",
-                      method, request_url,
-                      utils.censor_headers(request_headers),
-                      self._mask_password(body))
-
+        if silent:
+            self._conn.set_silent(True)
         ts = time.time()
         result = do_request(
             request_url,
             data=body,
             headers=request_headers)
         te = time.time()
+        if silent:
+            self._conn.set_silent(False)
 
         if not silent:
-            LOG.debug("REST call: %s %s. Response: %s. Took %2.4f",
+            LOG.debug("REST call: %s %s. Headers: %s. Body: %s. Response: %s. "
+                      "Took %2.4f",
                       method, request_url,
+                      utils.censor_headers(request_headers),
+                      self._mask_password(body),
                       result.json() if result.content else '',
                       te - ts)
 
diff --git a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/cluster.py b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/cluster.py
index 37f15f70..9d368b3d 100644
--- a/vmware_nsxlib/v3/cluster.py
+++ b/vmware_nsxlib/v3/cluster.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class TimeoutSession(requests.Session):
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.read_timeout = read_timeout
         self.cert_provider = None
+        self._silent = False
         super(TimeoutSession, self).__init__()
 
     @property
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ class TimeoutSession(requests.Session):
     def cert_provider(self, value):
         self._cert_provider = value
 
+    def set_silent(self, silent_mode):
+        self._silent = silent_mode
+
     # wrapper timeouts at the session level
     # see: https://goo.gl/xNk7aM
     def request(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -441,6 +445,7 @@ class ClusteredAPI(object):
         self._http_provider = http_provider
         self._keepalive_interval = keepalive_interval
         self._print_keepalive = 0
+        self._silent = False
 
         def _init_cluster(*args, **kwargs):
             self._init_endpoints(providers, min_conns_per_pool,
@@ -454,6 +459,9 @@ class ClusteredAPI(object):
         # loops + state
         self._reinit_cluster = _init_cluster
 
+    def set_silent(self, silent_mode):
+        self._silent = silent_mode
+
     def _init_endpoints(self, providers, min_conns_per_pool,
                         max_conns_per_pool, api_rate_limit, api_rate_mode):
         LOG.debug("Initializing API endpoints")
@@ -722,10 +730,11 @@ class ClusteredAPI(object):
                     if conn.default_headers:
                         kwargs['headers'] = kwargs.get('headers', {})
                         kwargs['headers'].update(conn.default_headers)
-                    LOG.debug("API cluster proxy %s %s to %s with %s. "
-                              "Waited conn: %2.4f, rate: %2.4f",
-                              proxy_for.upper(), uri, url, kwargs,
-                              conn_data.conn_wait, conn_data.rate_wait)
+                    if not self._silent:
+                        LOG.debug("API cluster proxy %s %s to %s with %s. "
+                                  "Waited conn: %2.4f, rate: %2.4f",
+                                  proxy_for.upper(), uri, url, kwargs,
+                                  conn_data.conn_wait, conn_data.rate_wait)
 
                     # call the actual connection method to do the
                     # http request/response over the wire
@@ -756,7 +765,7 @@ class ClusteredAPI(object):
                         raise e
 
                     # Returning the exception instead of raising it will cause
-                    # decarator to retry. If retry attempts is exceeded, this
+                    # decorator to retry. If retry attempts is exceeded, this
                     # same exception will be raised due to overriden reraise
                     # method of RetryAttemptsExceeded
                     return e