diff --git a/tools/testbench/file.c b/tools/testbench/file.c
index 21243f8629b0..99c3f475a011 100644
--- a/tools/testbench/file.c
+++ b/tools/testbench/file.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static int file_free(struct processing_module *mod)
 	struct copier_data *ccd = module_get_private_data(mod);
 	struct file_comp_data *cd = get_file_comp_data(ccd);
 
-	tb_debug_print("file_free()");
+	tb_debug_print("file_free()\n");
 
 	if (cd->fs.mode == FILE_READ)
 		fclose(cd->fs.rfh);
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ static int file_process(struct processing_module *mod,
 	cd->fs.copy_count++;
 	if (cd->fs.reached_eof || (cd->max_copies && cd->fs.copy_count >= cd->max_copies)) {
 		cd->fs.reached_eof = true;
-		tb_debug_print("file_process(): reached EOF");
+		tb_debug_print("file_process(): reached EOF\n");
 	}
 
 	if (samples) {
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int file_prepare(struct processing_module *mod,
 	struct comp_dev *dev = mod->dev;
 	struct file_comp_data *cd = get_file_comp_data(module_get_private_data(mod));
 
-	tb_debug_print("file_prepare()");
+	tb_debug_print("file_prepare()\n");
 
 	/* file component sink/source buffer period count */
 	cd->max_frames = dev->frames;
@@ -840,14 +840,14 @@ static int file_reset(struct processing_module *mod)
 {
 	struct file_comp_data *cd = module_get_private_data(mod);
 
-	tb_debug_print("file_reset()");
+	tb_debug_print("file_reset()\n");
 	cd->copies_timeout_count = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int file_trigger(struct comp_dev *dev, int cmd)
 {
-	tb_debug_print("file_trigger()");
+	tb_debug_print("file_trigger()\n");
 	return comp_set_state(dev, cmd);
 }
 
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static int file_get_hw_params(struct comp_dev *dev,
 	struct processing_module *mod = comp_mod(dev);
 	struct file_comp_data *cd = get_file_comp_data(module_get_private_data(mod));
 
-	tb_debug_print("file_hw_params()");
+	tb_debug_print("file_hw_params()\n");
 	params->direction = dir;
 	params->rate = cd->rate;
 	params->channels = cd->channels;
diff --git a/tools/testbench/topology_ipc3.c b/tools/testbench/topology_ipc3.c
index fdd1e1aeba37..7b24ad479261 100644
--- a/tools/testbench/topology_ipc3.c
+++ b/tools/testbench/topology_ipc3.c
@@ -619,9 +619,10 @@ static int tb_load_widget(struct testbench_prm *tb, struct tplg_context *ctx)
 		break;
 	/* unsupported widgets */
 	default:
-		printf("info: Widget %s id %d unsupported and skipped: size %d priv size %d\n",
-		       ctx->widget->name, ctx->widget->id,
-		       ctx->widget->size, ctx->widget->priv.size);
+		if (host_trace_level >= LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG)
+			printf("debug: Widget %s id %d unsupported and skipped: size %d priv size %d\n",
+			       ctx->widget->name, ctx->widget->id,
+			       ctx->widget->size, ctx->widget->priv.size);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/testbench/topology_ipc4.c b/tools/testbench/topology_ipc4.c
index 8fd35d6d57db..5ea747a1ae38 100644
--- a/tools/testbench/topology_ipc4.c
+++ b/tools/testbench/topology_ipc4.c
@@ -981,9 +981,10 @@ static int tb_load_widget(struct testbench_prm *tp)
 
 	/* unsupported widgets */
 	default:
-		printf("info: Widget %s id %d unsupported and skipped: size %d priv size %d\n",
-		       ctx->widget->name, ctx->widget->id,
-		       ctx->widget->size, ctx->widget->priv.size);
+		if (host_trace_level >= LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG)
+			printf("Widget %s id %d unsupported and skipped: size %d priv size %d\n",
+			       ctx->widget->name, ctx->widget->id,
+			       ctx->widget->size, ctx->widget->priv.size);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -1150,7 +1151,7 @@ int tb_set_running_state(struct testbench_prm *tp)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	fprintf(stdout, "pipelines are set to paused state\n");
+	tb_debug_print("pipelines are set to paused state\n");
 	ret = tb_pipelines_set_state(tp, SOF_IPC4_PIPELINE_STATE_RUNNING, SOF_IPC_STREAM_PLAYBACK);
 	if (ret) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "error: failed to set state to running\n");
@@ -1161,7 +1162,7 @@ int tb_set_running_state(struct testbench_prm *tp)
 	if (ret)
 		fprintf(stderr, "error: failed to set state to running\n");
 
-	fprintf(stdout, "pipelines are set to running state\n");
+	tb_debug_print("pipelines are set to running state\n");
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testbench/utils_ipc4.c b/tools/testbench/utils_ipc4.c
index a86a8e02c585..3ad1b2603dbf 100644
--- a/tools/testbench/utils_ipc4.c
+++ b/tools/testbench/utils_ipc4.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ int tb_set_up_all_pipelines(struct testbench_prm *tp)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	fprintf(stdout, "pipelines set up complete\n");
+	tb_debug_print("pipelines set up complete\n");
 	return 0;
 }