diff --git a/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts b/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
index 3fd6b29a..0cdd8b3a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/nostr/relay.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import Debug from '@soapbox/stickynotes/debug';
 import TTLCache from '@isaacs/ttlcache';
 import {
   NostrClientCLOSE,
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ const limiter = new TTLCache<string, number>();
 /** Connections for metrics purposes. */
 const connections = new Set<WebSocket>();
 
+const debug = Debug('ditto:relay');
+
 /** Set up the Websocket connection. */
 function connectStream(socket: WebSocket, ip: string | undefined) {
   const controllers = new Map<string, AbortController>();
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ function connectStream(socket: WebSocket, ip: string | undefined) {
         send(['OK', event.id, false, e.message]);
       } else {
         send(['OK', event.id, false, 'error: something went wrong']);
-        console.error(e);
+        debug(e);
       }
     }
   }