diff --git a/pychromecast/controllers/heartbeat.py b/pychromecast/controllers/heartbeat.py
index b028e6d8e..55a8e7ad1 100644
--- a/pychromecast/controllers/heartbeat.py
+++ b/pychromecast/controllers/heartbeat.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
 import time
 
 from . import BaseController
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         super().__init__(NS_HEARTBEAT, target_platform=True)
         self.last_ping = 0.0
         self.last_pong = time.time()
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
     def receive_message(self, _message: CastMessage, data: dict) -> bool:
         """
diff --git a/pychromecast/socket_client.py b/pychromecast/socket_client.py
index 96db21a89..bea33681c 100644
--- a/pychromecast/socket_client.py
+++ b/pychromecast/socket_client.py
@@ -686,7 +686,10 @@ def _route_message(self, message: CastMessage, data: dict) -> None:
         # route message to handlers
         if message.namespace in self._handlers:
             # debug messages
-            if message.namespace != NS_HEARTBEAT:
+            if (
+                message.namespace != NS_HEARTBEAT
+                or self.heartbeat_controller.logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG)
+            ):
                 self.logger.debug(
                     "[%s(%s):%s] Received: %s",
                     self.fn or "",
@@ -870,7 +873,10 @@ def send_message(
         be_size = pack(">I", msg.ByteSize())
 
         # Log all messages except heartbeat
-        if msg.namespace != NS_HEARTBEAT:
+        if (
+            msg.namespace != NS_HEARTBEAT
+            or self.heartbeat_controller.logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG)
+        ):
             self.logger.debug(
                 "[%s(%s):%s] Sending: %s",
                 self.fn or "",