diff --git a/ocis-pkg/log/log.go b/ocis-pkg/log/log.go
index 97fb02309..b217c7789 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/log/log.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/log/log.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	RequestIDString = "request"
+	RequestIDString = "request-id"
 )
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/middleware/logger.go b/ocis-pkg/middleware/logger.go
index c879de63d..465c025de 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/middleware/logger.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/middleware/logger.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func Logger(logger log.Logger) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			next.ServeHTTP(wrap, r)
 
 			logger.Debug().
-				Str("request", r.Header.Get("X-Request-ID")).
+				Str(log.RequestIDString, r.Header.Get("X-Request-ID")).
 				Str("proto", r.Proto).
 				Str("method", r.Method).
 				Int("status", wrap.Status()).
diff --git a/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/drives.go b/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/drives.go
index 8135b96ea..05dd0aeb3 100644
--- a/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/drives.go
+++ b/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/drives.go
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ func (g Graph) UpdateDrive(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	logger.Debug().Interface("request", updateSpaceRequest).Msg("calling update space on backend")
+	logger.Debug().Interface("payload", updateSpaceRequest).Msg("calling update space on backend")
 	resp, err := client.UpdateStorageSpace(r.Context(), updateSpaceRequest)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not update drive: transport error")
diff --git a/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/accesslog.go b/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/accesslog.go
index 43d96e41b..ff5508f47 100644
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/accesslog.go
+++ b/services/proxy/pkg/middleware/accesslog.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func AccessLog(logger log.Logger) func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 
 			logger.Info().
 				Str("proto", r.Proto).
-				Str("request", chimiddleware.GetReqID(r.Context())).
+				Str(log.RequestIDString, chimiddleware.GetReqID(r.Context())).
 				Str("remote-addr", r.RemoteAddr).
 				Str("method", r.Method).
 				Int("status", wrap.Status()).
diff --git a/services/thumbnails/pkg/service/http/v0/service.go b/services/thumbnails/pkg/service/http/v0/service.go
index 768812042..428986a3a 100644
--- a/services/thumbnails/pkg/service/http/v0/service.go
+++ b/services/thumbnails/pkg/service/http/v0/service.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (s Thumbnails) GetThumbnail(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	thumbnail, err := s.manager.GetThumbnail(key)
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error().
+		logger.Debug().
 			Err(err).
 			Str("key", key).
 			Msg("could not get the thumbnail")
diff --git a/services/webdav/pkg/service/v0/service.go b/services/webdav/pkg/service/v0/service.go
index 9ba50dd35..1daa30deb 100644
--- a/services/webdav/pkg/service/v0/service.go
+++ b/services/webdav/pkg/service/v0/service.go
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func (g Webdav) SpacesThumbnail(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		default:
 			renderError(w, r, errInternalError(err.Error()))
 		}
-		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not get thumbnail")
+		logger.Debug().Err(err).Msg("could not get thumbnail")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ func (g Webdav) PublicThumbnailHead(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		default:
 			renderError(w, r, errInternalError(err.Error()))
 		}
-		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not get thumbnail")
+		logger.Debug().Err(err).Msg("could not get thumbnail")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func (g Webdav) sendThumbnailResponse(rsp *thumbnailssvc.GetThumbnailResponse, w
 	dlReq, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, rsp.DataEndpoint, http.NoBody)
 	if err != nil {
 		renderError(w, r, errInternalError(err.Error()))
-		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not download thumbnail")
+		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not create download thumbnail request")
 		return
 	}
 	dlReq.Header.Set("Transfer-Token", rsp.TransferToken)
@@ -431,13 +431,13 @@ func (g Webdav) sendThumbnailResponse(rsp *thumbnailssvc.GetThumbnailResponse, w
 	dlRsp, err := client.Do(dlReq)
 	if err != nil {
 		renderError(w, r, errInternalError(err.Error()))
-		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not download thumbnail")
+		logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not download thumbnail: transport error")
 		return
 	}
 	defer dlRsp.Body.Close()
 
 	if dlRsp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		logger.Error().
+		logger.Debug().
 			Str("transfer_token", rsp.TransferToken).
 			Str("data_endpoint", rsp.DataEndpoint).
 			Str("response_status", dlRsp.Status).