diff --git a/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress.erl b/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress.erl
index bc0765f27..eb4b1fc70 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_durable_storage/src/emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress.erl
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ store_batch(DB, Messages, Opts) ->
 init([DB, Shard]) ->
     process_flag(trap_exit, true),
     process_flag(message_queue_data, off_heap),
+    logger:update_process_metadata(#{domain => [emqx, ds, egress, DB]}),
     MetricsId = emqx_ds_builtin_metrics:shard_metric_id(DB, Shard),
     ok = emqx_ds_builtin_metrics:init_for_shard(MetricsId),
     S = #s{
@@ -234,19 +235,29 @@ do_flush(
                 pending_replies = []
             };
         {error, recoverable, Reason} ->
+            %% Note: this is a hot loop, so we report error messages
+            %% with `debug' level to avoid wiping the logs. Instead,
+            %% error the detection must rely on the metrics. Debug
+            %% logging can be enabled for the particular egress server
+            %% via logger domain.
+            ?tp(
+                debug,
+                emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress_flush_failed,
+                #{db => DB, shard => Shard, reason => Reason, recoverable => true}
+            ),
             %% Retry sending the batch:
             emqx_ds_builtin_metrics:inc_egress_batches_retry(Metrics),
             erlang:garbage_collect(),
             %% We block the gen_server until the next retry.
             BlockTime = ?COOLDOWN_MIN + rand:uniform(?COOLDOWN_MAX - ?COOLDOWN_MIN),
             timer:sleep(BlockTime),
-            ?tp(
-                warning,
-                emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress_flush_failed,
-                #{db => DB, shard => Shard, reason => Reason}
-            ),
             S;
-        Err = {error, unrecoverable, _} ->
+        Err = {error, unrecoverable, Reason} ->
+            ?tp(
+                debug,
+                emqx_ds_replication_layer_egress_flush_failed,
+                #{db => DB, shard => Shard, reason => Reason, recoverable => false}
+            ),
             emqx_ds_builtin_metrics:inc_egress_batches_failed(Metrics),
             lists:foreach(fun(From) -> gen_server:reply(From, Err) end, Replies),
             erlang:garbage_collect(),