diff --git a/bbot/core/engine.py b/bbot/core/engine.py
index c3897cbef..d8dd1af28 100644
--- a/bbot/core/engine.py
+++ b/bbot/core/engine.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ async def new_socket(self):
     async def shutdown(self):
         if not self._shutdown_status:
             self._shutdown_status = True
-            self.log.hugewarning(f"{self.name}: shutting down...")
+            self.log.verbose(f"{self.name}: shutting down...")
             # send shutdown signal
             await self.send_shutdown_message()
             # then terminate context
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ async def worker(self):
 
     async def _shutdown(self):
         if not self._shutdown_status:
-            self.log.critical(f"{self.name}: shutting down...")
+            self.log.verbose(f"{self.name}: shutting down...")
             self._shutdown_status = True
             await self.cancel_all_tasks()
             try:
diff --git a/bbot/scanner/manager.py b/bbot/scanner/manager.py
index 074d6f6a1..ad722f4fc 100644
--- a/bbot/scanner/manager.py
+++ b/bbot/scanner/manager.py
@@ -215,13 +215,15 @@ async def handle_event(self, event, **kwargs):
         # if we discovered something interesting from an internal event,
         # make sure we preserve its chain of parents
         parent = event.parent
-        if parent.internal and ((not event.internal) or event._graph_important):
+        event_is_graph_worthy = (not event.internal) or event._graph_important
+        parent_is_graph_worthy = (not parent.internal) or parent._graph_important
+        if event_is_graph_worthy and not parent_is_graph_worthy:
             parent_in_report_distance = parent.scope_distance <= self.scan.scope_report_distance
             if parent_in_report_distance:
                 parent.internal = False
             if not parent._graph_important:
                 parent._graph_important = True
-                log.debug(f"Re-queuing internal event {parent} with parent {event}")
+                log.debug(f"Re-queuing internal event {parent} with parent {event} to prevent graph orphan")
                 await self.emit_event(parent)
 
         abort_result = False