diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/dist_sender.go b/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/dist_sender.go
index 3a2b23a78fe5..a15b5b4d0f67 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/dist_sender.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvclient/kvcoord/dist_sender.go
@@ -2545,21 +2545,21 @@ func (ds *DistSender) getLocalityComparison(
 ) roachpb.LocalityComparisonType {
 	gatewayNodeDesc, err := ds.nodeDescs.GetNodeDescriptor(fromNodeID)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "failed to perform look up for node descriptor %+v", err)
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 3, "failed to perform look up for node descriptor: %v", err)
 		return roachpb.LocalityComparisonType_UNDEFINED
 	}
 	destinationNodeDesc, err := ds.nodeDescs.GetNodeDescriptor(toNodeID)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "failed to perform look up for node descriptor %+v", err)
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 3, "failed to perform look up for node descriptor: %v", err)
 		return roachpb.LocalityComparisonType_UNDEFINED
 	}
 
 	comparisonResult, regionErr, zoneErr := gatewayNodeDesc.Locality.CompareWithLocality(destinationNodeDesc.Locality)
 	if regionErr != nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross region %+v", regionErr)
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 5, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross region: %v", regionErr)
 	}
 	if zoneErr != nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross zone %+v", zoneErr)
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 5, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross zone: %v", zoneErr)
 	}
 	return comparisonResult
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_snapshot.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_snapshot.go
index 930d686f1b78..d9adbb6ccfc2 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_snapshot.go
@@ -989,10 +989,10 @@ func (s *Store) getLocalityComparison(
 	secLocality := s.cfg.StorePool.GetNodeLocality(toNodeID)
 	comparisonResult, regionErr, zoneErr := firstLocality.CompareWithLocality(secLocality)
 	if regionErr != nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross region %+v", regionErr)
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 5, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross region: %v", regionErr)
 	}
 	if zoneErr != nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross zone %+v", zoneErr)
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 5, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross zone: %v", zoneErr)
 	}
 	return comparisonResult
 }
diff --git a/pkg/server/node.go b/pkg/server/node.go
index d391554e63e2..9da78b7ee5de 100644
--- a/pkg/server/node.go
+++ b/pkg/server/node.go
@@ -1353,23 +1353,23 @@ func (n *Node) getLocalityComparison(
 ) roachpb.LocalityComparisonType {
 	gossip := n.storeCfg.Gossip
 	if gossip == nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "gossip is not configured")
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 3, "gossip is not configured")
 		return roachpb.LocalityComparisonType_UNDEFINED
 	}
 
 	gatewayNodeDesc, err := gossip.GetNodeDescriptor(gatewayNodeID)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2,
-			"failed to perform look up for node descriptor %v", err)
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 3,
+			"failed to perform look up for node descriptor: %v", err)
 		return roachpb.LocalityComparisonType_UNDEFINED
 	}
 
 	comparisonResult, regionErr, zoneErr := n.Descriptor.Locality.CompareWithLocality(gatewayNodeDesc.Locality)
 	if regionErr != nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross region %+v", regionErr)
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 5, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross region: %v", regionErr)
 	}
 	if zoneErr != nil {
-		log.VEventf(ctx, 2, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross zone %+v", zoneErr)
+		log.VEventf(ctx, 5, "unable to determine if the given nodes are cross zone: %v", zoneErr)
 	}
 
 	return comparisonResult