diff --git a/lib/northbound_oper.c b/lib/northbound_oper.c
index c27fe3c019..626c37082e 100644
--- a/lib/northbound_oper.c
+++ b/lib/northbound_oper.c
@@ -394,10 +394,17 @@ static enum nb_error nb_op_xpath_to_trunk(const char *xpath_in, char **xpath_out
 					  struct lyd_node **trunk)
 {
 	char *xpath = NULL;
+	uint32_t llopts = 0;
 	enum nb_error ret = NB_OK;
 	LY_ERR err;
 
+	/*
+	 * Try to instantiate ever shortened paths until one succeeds, suppress
+	 * libyang logs for the expected errors along the way.
+	 */
 	darr_in_strdup(xpath, xpath_in);
+
+	ly_temp_log_options(&llopts);
 	for (;;) {
 		err = lyd_new_path2(NULL, ly_native_ctx, xpath, NULL, 0, 0,
 				    LYD_NEW_PATH_UPDATE, NULL, trunk);
@@ -409,6 +416,8 @@ static enum nb_error nb_op_xpath_to_trunk(const char *xpath_in, char **xpath_out
 			break;
 		darr_strlen_fixup(xpath);
 	}
+	ly_temp_log_options(NULL);
+
 	if (ret == NB_OK)
 		*xpath_out = xpath;
 	else
@@ -894,9 +903,12 @@ static enum nb_error nb_op_iter_leaf(struct nb_op_yield_state *ys,
 		return nb_op_libyang_cb_get(ys, nb_node, ni->inner, xpath);
 
 	/* Check for new simple get */
-	if (nb_node->cbs.get)
+	if (nb_node->cbs.get) {
 		/* XXX: need to run through translator */
+		DEBUGD(&nb_dbg_cbs_state, "northbound callback (get): xpath [%s] list_entry [%p]",
+		       xpath, ni->list_entry);
 		return nb_node->cbs.get(nb_node, ni->list_entry, ni->inner);
+	}
 
 	data = nb_callback_get_elem(nb_node, xpath, ni->list_entry);
 	if (data == NULL)
@@ -932,9 +944,12 @@ static enum nb_error nb_op_iter_leaflist(struct nb_op_yield_state *ys,
 		return NB_OK;
 
 	/* Check for new simple get */
-	if (nb_node->cbs.get)
+	if (nb_node->cbs.get) {
 		/* XXX: need to run through translator */
+		DEBUGD(&nb_dbg_cbs_state, "northbound callback (get): xpath [%s] list_entry [%p]",
+		       xpath, ni->list_entry);
 		return nb_node->cbs.get(nb_node, ni->list_entry, ni->inner);
+	}
 
 	if (CHECK_FLAG(nb_node->flags, F_NB_NODE_HAS_GET_TREE))
 		/* XXX: need to run through translator */