diff --git a/src/connection.cpp b/src/connection.cpp
index acad8bd..a5a0a5b 100644
--- a/src/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/connection.cpp
@@ -890,15 +890,25 @@ Connection::~Connection() {
 void Connection::doRPC(const QJsonValue& payload, const std::function<void(QJsonValue)>& cb,
                        const std::function<void(QNetworkReply*, const QJsonValue&)>& ne) {
     if (shutdownInProgress) {
-        qDebug() << __func__ << ": Ignoring RPC because shutdown in progress";
+        DEBUG("Ignoring RPC because shutdown in progress");
         return;
     }
 
     if(payload.isNull() || payload.isUndefined()) {
-        qDebug() << "no payload! ignoring";
+        DEBUG("no payload! ignoring");
         return;
     } else {
-        qDebug() << __func__ << ": " << payload["method"].toString() << payload;
+        // this will match importprivkey z_importkey z_importviewingkey  importwallet z_importwallet
+        // and some other RPCs that have no GUI
+        // So this code ends up redacting payloads which contain private keys and filenames which contain private keys
+        QRegExp re("import");
+        //DEBUG("payload.toString==" << payload["method"].toString());
+        //DEBUG("payload.toString.indexIn==" << re.indexIn(payload["method"].toString()) );
+        if( re.indexIn(payload["method"].toString()) == -1 ) {
+            DEBUG( payload["method"].toString() << payload );
+        } else {
+            DEBUG( payload["method"].toString() << " PAYLOAD REDACTED " );
+        }
     }
 
     QJsonDocument jd_rpc_call(payload.toObject());
@@ -909,7 +919,7 @@ void Connection::doRPC(const QJsonValue& payload, const std::function<void(QJson
     QObject::connect(reply, &QNetworkReply::finished, [=] {
         reply->deleteLater();
         if (shutdownInProgress) {
-            // Ignoring callback because shutdown in progress
+            DEBUG("Ignoring callback because shutdown in progress");
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/rpc.cpp b/src/rpc.cpp
index e55bcbc..06d3fc6 100644
--- a/src/rpc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void RPC::importTPrivKey(QString privkey, bool rescan, const std::function<void(
 
     // If privkey starts with 5, K or L, use old-style Hush params, same as BTC+ZEC
     if( privkey.startsWith("5") || privkey.startsWith("K") || privkey.startsWith("L") ) {
-        qDebug() << "Detected old-style HUSH WIF";
+        DEBUG("Detected old-style taddr HUSH WIF");
         payload = {
             {"jsonrpc", "1.0"},
             {"id", "42"},
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void RPC::importTPrivKey(QString privkey, bool rescan, const std::function<void(
             {"params", QJsonArray { privkey, "", rescan , "0", "128" }},
         };
     } else {
-        qDebug() << "Detected new-style HUSH WIF";
+        DEBUG("Detected new-style taddr HUSH WIF");
         payload = {
             {"jsonrpc", "1.0"},
             {"id", "42"},
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ void RPC::importTPrivKey(QString privkey, bool rescan, const std::function<void(
         };
     }
 
-    qDebug() <<  "Importing WIF with rescan=" << rescan;
+    DEBUG("Importing taddr WIF with rescan=" << rescan);
 
     conn->doRPCWithDefaultErrorHandling(payload, cb);
 }