diff --git a/fairmq/DeviceRunner.cxx b/fairmq/DeviceRunner.cxx
index 0a89b9d9..14682076 100644
--- a/fairmq/DeviceRunner.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/DeviceRunner.cxx
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ auto DeviceRunner::Run() -> int
 
     // Handle --version
     if (fConfig.Count("version")) {
-        cout << "FairMQ version: " << FAIRMQ_GIT_VERSION << endl;
-        cout << "User device version: " << fDevice->GetVersion() << endl;
+        LOGV(info, verylow) << "FairMQ version: " << FAIRMQ_GIT_VERSION;
+        LOGV(info, verylow) << "User device version: " << fDevice->GetVersion();
         fDevice->ChangeState(fair::mq::Transition::End);
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
index a6bd5ba8..7dc064f0 100644
--- a/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
+++ b/fairmq/FairMQDevice.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <algorithm> // find
 #include <string>
 #include <chrono>
-#include <iostream>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <functional>
 #include <stdexcept>
@@ -363,10 +362,10 @@ class FairMQDevice
     void PrintRegisteredChannels()
     {
         if (fChannelRegistry.size() < 1) {
-            std::cout << "no channels registered." << std::endl;
+            LOGV(info, verylow) << "no channels registered.";
         } else {
             for (const auto& c : fChannelRegistry) {
-                std::cout << c.first << ":" << c.second.first << ":" << c.second.second << std::endl;
+                LOGV(info, verylow) << c.first << ":" << c.second.first << ":" << c.second.second;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/fairmq/plugins/Control.cxx b/fairmq/plugins/Control.cxx
index 1e646400..a975ce7b 100644
--- a/fairmq/plugins/Control.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/plugins/Control.cxx
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@
 
 #include "Control.h"
 
-#include <termios.h> // for the interactive mode
-#include <poll.h> // for the interactive mode
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
 #include <csignal> // catching system signals
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
-#include <atomic>
+#include <iostream>
 #include <thread>
-#include <chrono>
+
+#include <poll.h> // for the interactive mode
+#include <termios.h> // for the interactive mode
 
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/fairmq/tools/RateLimit.h b/fairmq/tools/RateLimit.h
index 4becad42..0b37b66c 100644
--- a/fairmq/tools/RateLimit.h
+++ b/fairmq/tools/RateLimit.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <string>
-#include <iostream>
+// #include <iostream>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <thread>
 #include <chrono>