diff --git a/src/forge.c b/src/forge.c
index 9188698..92ff24a 100644
--- a/src/forge.c
+++ b/src/forge.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void init_inputs() {
 
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < init_params.video_in.length; i++) {
     video_init(&video_captures.values[i], init_params.video_in.values[i],
-               init_params.video_size, init_params.video_buffers);
+               init_params.video_size, init_params.video_buffers, true);
 
     if (!video_captures.values[i].error) {
       context.input_resolutions[i][0] = video_captures.values[i].width;
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ background_reconnect_video_captures(__attribute__((unused)) void *args) {
       if (video_captures.values[i].disconnected) {
         video_free(&video_captures.values[i]);
         video_init(&video_captures.values[i], init_params.video_in.values[i],
-                   init_params.video_size, init_params.video_buffers);
+                   init_params.video_size, init_params.video_buffers, false);
 
         if (!video_captures.values[i].error) {
           context.input_resolutions[i][0] = video_captures.values[i].width;
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ static void *background_reconnect_midi(__attribute__((unused)) void *args) {
   while (!context.stop) {
     sleep(1);
     if (!midi.connected) {
-      midi_open(&midi, config_file_get_str(&project.config, "MIDI_HW", "hw"));
+      midi_open(&midi, config_file_get_str(&project.config, "MIDI_HW", "hw"),
+                false);
       if (midi.connected) {
         start_midi_background_listen();
       }
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ static void *background_reconnect_midi(__attribute__((unused)) void *args) {
 static void init_midi() {
   pthread_t thread;
 
-  midi_open(&midi, config_file_get_str(&project.config, "MIDI_HW", "hw"));
+  midi_open(&midi, config_file_get_str(&project.config, "MIDI_HW", "hw"), true);
 
   if (midi.connected) {
     start_midi_background_listen();
diff --git a/src/midi.c b/src/midi.c
index 4e45494..d834d98 100644
--- a/src/midi.c
+++ b/src/midi.c
@@ -6,19 +6,36 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-void midi_open(MidiDevice *device, const char *name) {
+void snd_no_log(__attribute__((unused)) int prio,
+                __attribute__((unused)) int interface,
+                __attribute__((unused)) const char *file,
+                __attribute__((unused)) int line,
+                __attribute__((unused)) const char *function,
+                __attribute__((unused)) int errcode,
+                __attribute__((unused)) const char *fmt,
+                __attribute__((unused)) va_list arg) {}
+
+void midi_open(MidiDevice *device, const char *name, bool log_error) {
   strlcpy(device->name, name, STR_LEN);
+  device->connected = false;
   device->input = NULL;
   device->output = NULL;
 
+  if (!log_error) {
+    snd_lib_log_set_handler(snd_no_log);
+  }
+
   snd_rawmidi_open(&device->input, &device->output, name, SND_RAWMIDI_NONBLOCK);
 
   device->connected = device->input != NULL && device->output != NULL;
-
-  if (device->connected) {
-    log_info("(%s) MIDI open", name);
+  if (log_error) {
+    if (device->connected) {
+      log_info("(%s) MIDI open", name);
+    } else {
+      log_warn("(%s) MIDI open failed", name);
+    }
   } else {
-    log_warn("(%s) MIDI open failed", name);
+    snd_lib_log_set_handler(snd_lib_vlog);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/midi.h b/src/midi.h
index 717fb97..1f7990e 100644
--- a/src/midi.h
+++ b/src/midi.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #ifndef MIDI_H
 #define MIDI_H
 
-void midi_open(MidiDevice *device, const char *name);
+void midi_open(MidiDevice *device, const char *name, bool log_error);
 void midi_write(MidiDevice device, unsigned char code, unsigned char value);
 void *midi_background_listen(void *args);
 void midi_close(MidiDevice *device);
diff --git a/src/video.c b/src/video.c
index 4ed99b5..c06c289 100644
--- a/src/video.c
+++ b/src/video.c
@@ -70,14 +70,17 @@ static void ioctl_error(VideoCapture *video_capture, const char *operation,
   video_capture->error = true;
 }
 
-static void open_device(VideoCapture *video_capture, const char *name) {
+static void open_device(VideoCapture *video_capture, const char *name,
+                        bool log_error) {
   strlcpy(video_capture->name, name, STR_LEN);
   video_capture->error = false;
   video_capture->fd = -1;
 
   video_capture->fd = open(name, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
   if (video_capture->fd == -1) {
-    log_warn("(%s) Cannot open device", name);
+    if (log_error) {
+      log_warn("(%s) Cannot open device", name);
+    }
     video_capture->error = true;
   }
 }
@@ -305,8 +308,9 @@ static unsigned int read_video(VideoCapture *video_capture) {
 }
 
 void video_init(VideoCapture *video_capture, const char *name,
-                unsigned int preferred_height, unsigned int buffer_count) {
-  open_device(video_capture, name);
+                unsigned int preferred_height, unsigned int buffer_count,
+                bool log_error) {
+  open_device(video_capture, name, log_error);
 
   if (video_capture->error) {
     return;
diff --git a/src/video.h b/src/video.h
index 6581b95..7c403a9 100644
--- a/src/video.h
+++ b/src/video.h
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 #ifdef VIDEO_IN
 
 void video_init(VideoCapture *video_capture, const char *name,
-                unsigned int preferred_height, unsigned int buffer_count);
+                unsigned int preferred_height, unsigned int buffer_count,
+                bool log_error);
 
 void *video_background_read(void *args);