diff --git a/common/rpc/direct_peer_chooser.go b/common/rpc/direct_peer_chooser.go
index 3b43aa2be57..59c4840eb5c 100644
--- a/common/rpc/direct_peer_chooser.go
+++ b/common/rpc/direct_peer_chooser.go
@@ -77,18 +77,20 @@ func newDirectChooser(
 }
 
 // Start statisfies the peer.Chooser interface.
-func (g *directPeerChooser) Start() error {
+func (g *directPeerChooser) Start() (err error) {
 	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&g.status, common.DaemonStatusInitialized, common.DaemonStatusStarted) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	defer func() { g.logger.Info("direct peer chooser started") }()
+	defer func() { g.logger.Info("direct peer chooser started", tag.Error(err)) }()
 
 	if g.enableConnRetainMode != nil && !g.enableConnRetainMode() {
 		c, ok := g.getLegacyChooser()
 		if ok {
 			return c.Start()
 		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start direct peer chooser because direct peer chooser initialization failed, err: %v", g.legacyChooserErr)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -162,13 +164,11 @@ func (g *directPeerChooser) Choose(ctx context.Context, req *transport.Request)
 // Do not create actual yarpc peers for the members. They are created lazily when a request comes in (Choose is called).
 func (g *directPeerChooser) UpdatePeers(serviceName string, members []membership.HostInfo) {
 	if g.serviceName != serviceName {
-		// TODO: convert to debug log
-		g.logger.Info("This is not the service this chooser is created for. Ignore such updates.", tag.Dynamic("members-service", serviceName))
+		g.logger.Debug("This is not the service chooser is created for. Ignore such updates.", tag.Dynamic("members-service", serviceName))
 		return
 	}
 
-	// TODO: convert to debug log
-	g.logger.Info("direct peer chooser got a membership update", tag.Counter(len(members)))
+	g.logger.Debug("direct peer chooser got a membership update", tag.Counter(len(members)))
 
 	// If the chooser is not started, do not act on membership changes.
 	// If membership updates arrive after chooser is stopped, ignore them.
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ func (g *directPeerChooser) updatePeersInternal(members []membership.HostInfo) {
 	}
 	g.mu.RUnlock()
 
-	// TODO: remove this log after verifying the behavior
-	g.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("valid peers: %v, current peers: %v", validPeerAddresses, peers))
+	g.logger.Debugf("valid peers: %v, current peers: %v", validPeerAddresses, peers)
 
 	for addr := range peers {
 		if !validPeerAddresses[addr] {
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@ func (g *directPeerChooser) removePeer(addr string) {
 	defer g.mu.Unlock()
 
 	delete(g.peers, addr)
-	// TODO: change to debug level
 	g.logger.Info("removed peer from direct peer chooser", tag.Address(addr))
 	g.scope.IncCounter(metrics.P2PPeerRemoved)
 	g.scope.UpdateGauge(metrics.P2PPeersCount, float64(len(g.peers)))
@@ -238,7 +236,6 @@ func (g *directPeerChooser) addPeer(addr string) (peer.Peer, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	g.peers[addr] = p
-	// TODO: change to debug level
 	g.logger.Info("added peer to direct peer chooser", tag.Address(addr))
 	g.scope.IncCounter(metrics.P2PPeerAdded)
 	g.scope.UpdateGauge(metrics.P2PPeersCount, float64(len(g.peers)))
@@ -248,7 +245,7 @@ func (g *directPeerChooser) addPeer(addr string) (peer.Peer, error) {
 func (g *directPeerChooser) chooseFromLegacyDirectPeerChooser(ctx context.Context, req *transport.Request) (peer.Peer, func(error), error) {
 	c, ok := g.getLegacyChooser()
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, nil, yarpcerrors.InternalErrorf("failed to get legacy direct peer chooser")
+		return nil, nil, yarpcerrors.InternalErrorf("failed to get legacy direct peer chooser, err: %v", g.legacyChooserErr)
 	}
 
 	return c.Choose(ctx, req)
@@ -281,7 +278,7 @@ func (g *directPeerChooser) getLegacyChooser() (peer.Chooser, bool) {
 	}
 
 	if atomic.LoadInt32(&g.status) == common.DaemonStatusStarted {
-		// Start the legacy chooser if the current chooser is started
+		// Start the legacy chooser if the current chooser is already started
 		if err := g.legacyChooser.Start(); err != nil {
 			g.logger.Error("failed to start legacy direct peer chooser", tag.Error(err))
 			return nil, false
@@ -291,7 +288,7 @@ func (g *directPeerChooser) getLegacyChooser() (peer.Chooser, bool) {
 	return g.legacyChooser, true
 }
 
-// noOpSubscriber is a peer.Subscriber that does nothing.
+// noOpSubscriber is a no-op implementation of peer.Subscriber
 type noOpSubscriber struct{}
 
 func (*noOpSubscriber) NotifyStatusChanged(peer.Identifier) {}