diff --git a/src/api/qpid-proton/reactor/handler/TxReceiverHandler.cpp b/src/api/qpid-proton/reactor/handler/TxReceiverHandler.cpp
index 86694ba..635a3cb 100644
--- a/src/api/qpid-proton/reactor/handler/TxReceiverHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/api/qpid-proton/reactor/handler/TxReceiverHandler.cpp
@@ -241,24 +241,23 @@ int TxReceiverHandler::getBatchSize() const
 
 void TxReceiverHandler::on_session_open(session &s) {
     sess = s;
-    std::cout << "    [on_session_open] declare_txn started..." << std::endl;
+    logger(trace) << "[on_session_open] declare_txn started...";
     s.declare_transaction(*this);
-    std::cout << "    [on_session_open] declare_txn ended..." << std::endl;
+    logger(trace) << "[on_session_open] declare_txn ended...";
+    logger(debug) << "[on_session_open] transaction batch size: " << batch_size;
 }
 
 void TxReceiverHandler::on_transaction_declare_failed(transaction) {}
 
 void TxReceiverHandler::on_transaction_commit_failed(transaction t) {
-    std::cout << "Transaction Commit Failed" << std::endl;
+    logger(debug) << "[on_transaction_commit_failed] Transaction Commit Failed";
     t.connection().close();
     exit(-1);
 }
 
 void TxReceiverHandler::on_transaction_declared(transaction t) {
-    std::cout << "[on_transaction_declared] txn called " << (&t)
-              << std::endl;
-    std::cout << "[on_transaction_declared] txn is_empty " << (t.is_empty())
-              << "\t" << tx.is_empty() << std::endl;
+    logger(trace) << "[on_transaction_declared] txn called " << (&t);
+    logger(debug) << "[on_transaction_declared] txn is_empty " << (t.is_empty());
     // TODO needed?
     // recv.add_credit(batch_size);
     tx = t;
@@ -266,15 +265,15 @@ void TxReceiverHandler::on_transaction_declared(transaction t) {
 
 void TxReceiverHandler::on_transaction_aborted(transaction t) {
     confirmed += current_batch;
-    std::cout << "messages aborted" << std::endl;
+    logger(debug) << "[on_transaction_aborted] messages aborted";
 }
 
 void TxReceiverHandler::on_transaction_committed(transaction t) {
     confirmed += current_batch;
     current_batch = 0;
-    std::cout<<"    [OnTxnCommitted] Committed:"<< confirmed << std::endl;
+    logger(trace) << "[on_transaction_committed] Committed:"<< confirmed;
     if(confirmed == count) {
-        std::cout << "All messages committed" << std::endl;
+        logger(info) << "[on_transaction_committed] All messages committed";
         t.connection().close();
     }
     else {
@@ -534,11 +533,11 @@ void TxReceiverHandler::on_message(delivery &d, message &m)
     // TODO
     tx.accept(d);
     current_batch += 1;
-    std::cout<<"# CURRENT VS SIZE: " << current_batch <<": "  << batch_size << std::endl;
+    logger(debug) << "[on_message] current batch: " << current_batch;
     if(current_batch == batch_size) {
         //tx = transaction(); // null
         // TODO: I think we should do a commit here ! rakhi is not doing
-        std::cout<<"# COMMIT: " << current_batch <<": "  << batch_size << std::endl;
+        logger(debug) << "[on_message] messages commited: " << current_batch;
         tx.commit();
         //sess.declare_transaction(*this);
     }
diff --git a/src/api/qpid-proton/reactor/handler/TxSenderHandler.cpp b/src/api/qpid-proton/reactor/handler/TxSenderHandler.cpp
index 260484a..e4da818 100644
--- a/src/api/qpid-proton/reactor/handler/TxSenderHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/api/qpid-proton/reactor/handler/TxSenderHandler.cpp
@@ -354,9 +354,9 @@ void TxSenderHandler::on_sender_close(sender &s) {
 
 void TxSenderHandler::on_session_open(session &s) {
      sess = s;
-     std::cout << "    [on_session_open] declare_txn started..." << std::endl;
+     logger(trace) << "[on_session_open] declare_txn started...";
      s.declare_transaction(*this);
-     std::cout << "    [on_session_open] declare_txn ended..." << std::endl;
+     logger(trace) << "[on_session_open] declare_txn ended...";
  }
 
 void TxSenderHandler::on_container_start(container &c)