diff --git a/lib/puppet/indirector/facts/facter.rb b/lib/puppet/indirector/facts/facter.rb
index d3cba04cb..7f65e3488 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/indirector/facts/facter.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/indirector/facts/facter.rb
@@ -1,77 +1,78 @@
 require 'puppet/node/facts'
 require 'puppet/indirector/code'
 
 class Puppet::Node::Facts::Facter < Puppet::Indirector::Code
   desc "Retrieve facts from Facter.  This provides a somewhat abstract interface
     between Puppet and Facter.  It's only `somewhat` abstract because it always
     returns the local host's facts, regardless of what you attempt to find."
 
   def destroy(facts)
     raise Puppet::DevError, 'You cannot destroy facts in the code store; it is only used for getting facts from Facter'
   end
 
   def save(facts)
     raise Puppet::DevError, 'You cannot save facts to the code store; it is only used for getting facts from Facter'
   end
 
   # Lookup a host's facts up in Facter.
   def find(request)
     Facter.reset
     self.class.setup_external_search_paths(request) if Puppet.features.external_facts?
     self.class.setup_search_paths(request)
 
     result = Puppet::Node::Facts.new(request.key, Facter.to_hash)
     result.add_local_facts
     Puppet[:stringify_facts] ? result.stringify : result.sanitize
     result
   end
 
   private
 
   def self.setup_search_paths(request)
     # Add any per-module fact directories to facter's search path
     dirs = request.environment.modulepath.collect do |dir|
       ['lib', 'plugins'].map do |subdirectory|
         Dir.glob("#{dir}/*/#{subdirectory}/facter")
       end
     end.flatten + Puppet[:factpath].split(File::PATH_SEPARATOR)
 
     dirs = dirs.select do |dir|
       next false unless FileTest.directory?(dir)
 
       # Even through we no longer directly load facts in the terminus,
       # print out each .rb in the facts directory as module
       # developers may find that information useful for debugging purposes
       if Puppet::Util::Log.sendlevel?(:info)
+        Puppet.info "Loading facts"
         Dir.glob("#{dir}/*.rb").each do |file|
-          Puppet.info "Loading facts from #{file}"
+          Puppet.debug "Loading facts from #{file}"
         end
       end
 
       true
     end
 
     Facter.search *dirs
   end
 
   def self.setup_external_search_paths(request)
     # Add any per-module external fact directories to facter's external search path
     dirs = []
     request.environment.modules.each do |m|
       if m.has_external_facts?
         dir = m.plugin_fact_directory
-        Puppet.info "Loading external facts from #{dir}"
+        Puppet.debug "Loading external facts from #{dir}"
         dirs << dir
       end
     end
 
     # Add system external fact directory if it exists
     if FileTest.directory?(Puppet[:pluginfactdest])
       dir = Puppet[:pluginfactdest]
-      Puppet.info "Loading external facts from #{dir}"
+      Puppet.debug "Loading external facts from #{dir}"
       dirs << dir
     end
 
     Facter.search_external dirs
   end
 end