diff --git a/network/network.go b/network/network.go
index a280731..090f4e2 100644
--- a/network/network.go
+++ b/network/network.go
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ const (
 	defaultGetVersionTimeout                         = 2 * time.Second
 	defaultAllowPrivateIPs                           = true
 	defaultGossipSize                                = 50
+
+	// Request ID used when sending a Put message to gossip an accepted container
+	// (ie not sent in response to a Get)
+	GossipMsgRequestID = math.MaxUint32
 )
 
 // Network defines the functionality of the networking library.
@@ -705,7 +709,7 @@ func (n *network) Track(ip utils.IPDesc) {
 
 // assumes the stateLock is not held.
 func (n *network) gossipContainer(chainID, containerID ids.ID, container []byte) error {
-	msg, err := n.b.Put(chainID, math.MaxUint32, containerID, container)
+	msg, err := n.b.Put(chainID, GossipMsgRequestID, containerID, container)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("attempted to pack too large of a Put message.\nContainer length: %d", len(container))
 	}
diff --git a/snow/engine/avalanche/transitive.go b/snow/engine/avalanche/transitive.go
index 71fbbe0..1914b28 100644
--- a/snow/engine/avalanche/transitive.go
+++ b/snow/engine/avalanche/transitive.go
@@ -169,7 +169,11 @@ func (t *Transitive) Put(vdr ids.ShortID, requestID uint32, vtxID ids.ID, vtxByt
 	t.Config.Context.Log.Verbo("Put(%s, %d, %s) called", vdr, requestID, vtxID)
 
 	if !t.bootstrapped { // Bootstrapping unfinished --> didn't call Get --> this message is invalid
-		t.Config.Context.Log.Debug("dropping Put(%s, %d, %s) due to bootstrapping", vdr, requestID, vtxID)
+		if requestID == network.GossipMsgRequestID {
+			t.Config.Context.Log.Verbo("dropping gossip Put(%s, %d, %s) due to bootstrapping", vdr, requestID, vtxID)
+		} else {
+			t.Config.Context.Log.Debug("dropping Put(%s, %d, %s) due to bootstrapping", vdr, requestID, vtxID)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/snow/engine/snowman/transitive.go b/snow/engine/snowman/transitive.go
index 2897262..0a89dc4 100644
--- a/snow/engine/snowman/transitive.go
+++ b/snow/engine/snowman/transitive.go
@@ -185,7 +185,11 @@ func (t *Transitive) GetAncestors(vdr ids.ShortID, requestID uint32, blkID ids.I
 func (t *Transitive) Put(vdr ids.ShortID, requestID uint32, blkID ids.ID, blkBytes []byte) error {
 	// bootstrapping isn't done --> we didn't send any gets --> this put is invalid
 	if !t.bootstrapped {
-		t.Config.Context.Log.Debug("dropping Put(%s, %d, %s) due to bootstrapping", vdr, requestID, blkID)
+		if requestID == network.GossipMsgRequestID {
+			t.Config.Context.Log.Verbo("dropping gossip Put(%s, %d, %s) due to bootstrapping", vdr, requestID, blkID)
+		} else {
+			t.Config.Context.Log.Debug("dropping Put(%s, %d, %s) due to bootstrapping", vdr, requestID, blkID)
+		}
 		return nil
 	}