diff --git a/src/app-layer-dns-tcp.c b/src/app-layer-dns-tcp.c
index ccc13c7672..ac0f4b5de7 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-dns-tcp.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-dns-tcp.c
@@ -131,16 +131,15 @@ void RegisterDNSTCPParsers(void)
                     sizeof(DNSHeader) + 2, RustDNSTCPProbe, RustDNSTCPProbe);
             /* if we have no config, we enable the default port 53 */
             if (!have_cfg) {
-                SCLogWarning(SC_ERR_DNS_CONFIG, "no DNS TCP config found, "
-                                                "enabling DNS detection on "
-                                                "port 53.");
+                SCLogConfig("no DNS TCP config found, enabling DNS detection "
+                            "on port 53.");
                 AppLayerProtoDetectPPRegister(IPPROTO_TCP, "53", ALPROTO_DNS, 0,
                         sizeof(DNSHeader) + 2, STREAM_TOSERVER, RustDNSTCPProbe,
                         RustDNSTCPProbe);
             }
         }
     } else {
-        SCLogInfo("Protocol detection and parser disabled for %s protocol.",
+        SCLogConfig("Protocol detection and parser disabled for %s protocol.",
                   proto_name);
         return;
     }
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ void RegisterDNSTCPParsers(void)
                 APP_LAYER_PARSER_OPT_ACCEPT_GAPS);
 
     } else {
-        SCLogInfo("Parsed disabled for %s protocol. Protocol detection"
+        SCLogConfig("Parsed disabled for %s protocol. Protocol detection"
                   "still on.", proto_name);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/app-layer-dns-udp.c b/src/app-layer-dns-udp.c
index 955f2b82d4..f2fab7fc23 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-dns-udp.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-dns-udp.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void RegisterDNSUDPParsers(void)
             /* If no config, enable on port 53. */
             if (!have_cfg) {
 #ifndef AFLFUZZ_APPLAYER
-                SCLogWarning(SC_ERR_DNS_CONFIG, "no DNS UDP config found, "
+                SCLogConfig("no DNS UDP config found, "
                         "enabling DNS detection on port 53.");
 #endif
                 AppLayerProtoDetectPPRegister(IPPROTO_UDP, "53", ALPROTO_DNS,
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void RegisterDNSUDPParsers(void)
             }
         }
     } else {
-        SCLogInfo("Protocol detection and parser disabled for %s protocol.",
+        SCLogConfig("Protocol detection and parser disabled for %s protocol.",
                   proto_name);
         return;
     }
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void RegisterDNSUDPParsers(void)
         DNSUDPConfigure();
 #endif
     } else {
-        SCLogInfo("Parsed disabled for %s protocol. Protocol detection"
+        SCLogConfig("Parsed disabled for %s protocol. Protocol detection"
                 "still on.", proto_name);
     }
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
diff --git a/src/app-layer-smb.c b/src/app-layer-smb.c
index b23f20b38d..0b7f3bcab3 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-smb.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-smb.c
@@ -280,16 +280,15 @@ void RegisterSMBParsers(void)
                     MIN_REC_SIZE, SMBTCPProbe, SMBTCPProbe);
             /* if we have no config, we enable the default port 445 */
             if (!have_cfg) {
-                SCLogWarning(SC_ERR_SMB_CONFIG, "no SMB TCP config found, "
-                                                "enabling SMB detection on "
-                                                "port 445.");
+                SCLogConfig("no SMB TCP config found, enabling SMB detection "
+                            "on port 445.");
                 AppLayerProtoDetectPPRegister(IPPROTO_TCP, "445", ALPROTO_SMB, 0,
                         MIN_REC_SIZE, STREAM_TOSERVER, SMBTCPProbe,
                         SMBTCPProbe);
             }
         }
     } else {
-        SCLogInfo("Protocol detection and parser disabled for %s protocol.",
+        SCLogConfig("Protocol detection and parser disabled for %s protocol.",
                   proto_name);
         return;
     }
@@ -346,7 +345,7 @@ void RegisterSMBParsers(void)
 
         AppLayerParserSetStreamDepth(IPPROTO_TCP, ALPROTO_SMB, stream_depth);
     } else {
-        SCLogInfo("Parsed disabled for %s protocol. Protocol detection"
+        SCLogConfig("Parsed disabled for %s protocol. Protocol detection"
                   "still on.", proto_name);
     }
 #ifdef UNITTESTS
diff --git a/src/app-layer-ssl.c b/src/app-layer-ssl.c
index a6573d5680..599774e196 100644
--- a/src/app-layer-ssl.c
+++ b/src/app-layer-ssl.c
@@ -2865,9 +2865,8 @@ void RegisterSSLParsers(void)
                                                     proto_name, ALPROTO_TLS,
                                                     0, 3,
                                                     SSLProbingParser, NULL) == 0) {
-                SCLogWarning(SC_ERR_MISSING_CONFIG_PARAM,
-                             "no TLS config found, "
-                             "enabling TLS detection on port 443.");
+                SCLogConfig("no TLS config found, "
+                            "enabling TLS detection on port 443.");
                 AppLayerProtoDetectPPRegister(IPPROTO_TCP,
                                               "443",
                                               ALPROTO_TLS,
@@ -2877,7 +2876,7 @@ void RegisterSSLParsers(void)
             }
         }
     } else {
-        SCLogInfo("Protocol detection and parser disabled for %s protocol",
+        SCLogConfig("Protocol detection and parser disabled for %s protocol",
                   proto_name);
         return;
     }
@@ -2970,7 +2969,7 @@ void RegisterSSLParsers(void)
 #endif
 
     } else {
-        SCLogInfo("Parsed disabled for %s protocol. Protocol detection"
+        SCLogConfig("Parsed disabled for %s protocol. Protocol detection"
                   "still on.", proto_name);
     }