diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.js
index 7e25b1a1d..2c18e6ab7 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/20-inject.js
@@ -75,16 +75,12 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         node.repeaterSetup = function () {
             if (this.repeat && !isNaN(this.repeat) && this.repeat > 0) {
                 this.repeat = this.repeat * 1000;
-                if (RED.settings.verbose) {
-                    this.log(RED._("inject.repeat", this));
-                }
+                this.debug(RED._("inject.repeat", this));
                 this.interval_id = setInterval(function() {
                     node.emit("input", {});
                 }, this.repeat);
             } else if (this.crontab) {
-                if (RED.settings.verbose) {
-                    this.log(RED._("inject.crontab", this));
-                }
+                this.debug(RED._("inject.crontab", this));
                 this.cronjob = scheduleTask(this.crontab,() => { node.emit("input", {})});
             }
         };
@@ -148,10 +144,10 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         }
         if (this.interval_id != null) {
             clearInterval(this.interval_id);
-            if (RED.settings.verbose) { this.log(RED._("inject.stopped")); }
+            this.debug(RED._("inject.stopped"));
         } else if (this.cronjob != null) {
             this.cronjob.stop();
-            if (RED.settings.verbose) { this.log(RED._("inject.stopped")); }
+            this.debug(RED._("inject.stopped"));
             delete this.cronjob;
         }
     };
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js
index cf4168ae8..2ae9947dd 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/90-exec.js
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     });
                     var cmd = arg.shift();
                     /* istanbul ignore else  */
-                    if (RED.settings.verbose) { node.log(cmd+" ["+arg+"]"); }
+                    node.debug(cmd+" ["+arg+"]");
                     child = spawn(cmd,arg,node.spawnOpt);
                     node.status({fill:"blue",shape:"dot",text:"pid:"+child.pid});
                     var unknownCommand = (child.pid === undefined);
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                 }
                 else {
                     /* istanbul ignore else  */
-                    if (RED.settings.verbose) { node.log(arg); }
+                    node.debug(arg);
                     child = exec(arg, node.execOpt, function (error, stdout, stderr) {
                         var msg2, msg3;
                         delete msg.payload;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             if (error.signal) { msg3.payload.signal = error.signal; }
                             if (error.code === null) { node.status({fill:"red",shape:"dot",text:"killed"}); }
                             else { node.status({fill:"red",shape:"dot",text:"error:"+error.code}); }
-                            if (RED.settings.verbose) { node.log('error:' + error); }
+                            node.debug('error:' + error);
                         }
                         else if (node.oldrc === "false") {
                             msg3 = RED.util.cloneMessage(msg);
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.js
index 079b4e82f..ba81125fe 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/storage/10-file.js
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         node.error(RED._("file.errors.deletefail",{error:err.toString()}),msg);
                     }
                     else {
-                        if (RED.settings.verbose) {
-                            node.log(RED._("file.status.deletedfile",{file:filename}));
-                        }
+                        node.debug(RED._("file.status.deletedfile",{file:filename}));
                         nodeSend(msg);
                     }
                     done();