diff --git a/mission/com/LiveTmTask.cpp b/mission/com/LiveTmTask.cpp
index 16f8b346..32916afb 100644
--- a/mission/com/LiveTmTask.cpp
+++ b/mission/com/LiveTmTask.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ ReturnValue_t LiveTmTask::handleGenericTmQueue(MessageQueueIF& queue, bool isCfd
   if (isCfdp and signals::CFDP_MSG_COUNTER > 0) {
     signals::CFDP_MSG_COUNTER--;
   }
-  sif::debug << "CFDP msg counter: " << signals::CFDP_MSG_COUNTER << std::endl;
+  if (DEBUG_CFDP_TO_LIVE_TM_TASK) {
+    sif::debug << "LiveTmTask: CFDP message counter: " << signals::CFDP_MSG_COUNTER << std::endl;
+  }
   store_address_t storeId = message.getStorageId();
   const uint8_t* data = nullptr;
   size_t size = 0;
@@ -188,13 +190,17 @@ ReturnValue_t LiveTmTask::handleGenericTmQueue(MessageQueueIF& queue, bool isCfd
 void LiveTmTask::throttleCfdp() {
   throttlePeriodOngoing = true;
   signals::CFDP_CHANNEL_THROTTLE_SIGNAL = true;
-  sif::debug << "throttling CFDP" << std::endl;
+  if (DEBUG_CFDP_TO_LIVE_TM_TASK) {
+    sif::debug << "Throttling CFDP" << std::endl;
+  }
 }
 
 void LiveTmTask::releaseCfdp() {
   throttlePeriodOngoing = false;
   signals::CFDP_CHANNEL_THROTTLE_SIGNAL = false;
-  sif::debug << "releasing CFDP" << std::endl;
+  if (DEBUG_CFDP_TO_LIVE_TM_TASK) {
+    sif::debug << "Releasing CFDP" << std::endl;
+  }
 }
 
 void LiveTmTask::updateBusyFlag() {
diff --git a/mission/com/LiveTmTask.h b/mission/com/LiveTmTask.h
index 04409b5d..48bbb9f9 100644
--- a/mission/com/LiveTmTask.h
+++ b/mission/com/LiveTmTask.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 #include "eive/definitions.h"
 
+static constexpr bool DEBUG_CFDP_TO_LIVE_TM_TASK = false;
+
 class LiveTmTask : public SystemObject,
                    public HasModesIF,
                    public ExecutableObjectIF,