diff --git a/lightrag/operate.py b/lightrag/operate.py
index f25756cb..9bfeebd8 100644
--- a/lightrag/operate.py
+++ b/lightrag/operate.py
@@ -1340,17 +1340,20 @@ async def _merge_nodes_then_upsert(
         )
 
         # Log based on actual LLM usage
-        if already_fragment > 0 or llm_was_used:
-            if llm_was_used:
-                status_message = f"LLMmrg: `{entity_name}` | {already_fragment}+{num_fragment - already_fragment}{dd_message}"
-            else:
-                status_message = f"Merged: `{entity_name}` | {already_fragment}+{num_fragment - already_fragment}{dd_message}"
+        if llm_was_used:
+            status_message = f"LLMmrg: `{entity_name}` | {already_fragment}+{num_fragment - already_fragment}{dd_message}"
+        else:
+            status_message = f"Merged: `{entity_name}` | {already_fragment}+{num_fragment - already_fragment}{dd_message}"
 
+        if already_fragment > 0 or llm_was_used:
             logger.info(status_message)
             if pipeline_status is not None and pipeline_status_lock is not None:
                 async with pipeline_status_lock:
                     pipeline_status["latest_message"] = status_message
                     pipeline_status["history_messages"].append(status_message)
+        else:
+            logger.debug(status_message)
+
     else:
         logger.error(f"Entity {entity_name} has no description")
         description = "(no description)"
@@ -1458,17 +1461,20 @@ async def _merge_edges_then_upsert(
         )
 
         # Log based on actual LLM usage
-        if already_fragment > 0 or llm_was_used:
-            if llm_was_used:
-                status_message = f"LLMmrg: `{src_id}`~`{tgt_id}` | {already_fragment}+{num_fragment - already_fragment}{dd_message}"
-            else:
-                status_message = f"Merged: `{src_id}`~`{tgt_id}` | {already_fragment}+{num_fragment - already_fragment}{dd_message}"
+        if llm_was_used:
+            status_message = f"LLMmrg: `{src_id}`~`{tgt_id}` | {already_fragment}+{num_fragment - already_fragment}{dd_message}"
+        else:
+            status_message = f"Merged: `{src_id}`~`{tgt_id}` | {already_fragment}+{num_fragment - already_fragment}{dd_message}"
 
+        if already_fragment > 0 or llm_was_used:
             logger.info(status_message)
             if pipeline_status is not None and pipeline_status_lock is not None:
                 async with pipeline_status_lock:
                     pipeline_status["latest_message"] = status_message
                     pipeline_status["history_messages"].append(status_message)
+        else:
+            logger.debug(status_message)
+                    
     else:
         logger.error(f"Edge {src_id} - {tgt_id} has no description")
         description = "(no description)"