diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/grpctabletconn/conn.go b/go/vt/vttablet/grpctabletconn/conn.go
index 71aeec4aee8..a1d68d09738 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/grpctabletconn/conn.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/grpctabletconn/conn.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sqltypes"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/callerid"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/grpcclient"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/logutil"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/servenv"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vttablet/queryservice"
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ type gRPCQueryClient struct {
 	c  queryservicepb.QueryClient
 }
 
-var logger = logutil.NewThrottledLogger("gRPCQueryClient", 50*time.Millisecond)
+var throttledLogger = logutil.NewThrottledLogger("gRPCQueryClient", 50*time.Millisecond)
 
 var _ queryservice.QueryService = (*gRPCQueryClient)(nil)
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) Execute(ctx context.Context, target *querypb.Target
 	conn.mu.RLock()
 	defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 	if conn.cc == nil {
-		logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (alias: %v, type: )", conn.tablet.Alias, conn.tablet.Type)
+		throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (alias: %v, type: )", conn.tablet.Alias, conn.tablet.Type)
 		return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 	}
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) StreamExecute(ctx context.Context, target *querypb.
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) ReadTransaction(ctx context.Context, target *queryp
 	conn.mu.RLock()
 	defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 	if conn.cc == nil {
-		logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet.Alias)
+		throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet.Alias)
 		return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 	}
 
@@ -494,7 +495,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) BeginStreamExecute(ctx context.Context, target *que
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) MessageStream(ctx context.Context, target *querypb.
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) StreamHealth(ctx context.Context, callback func(*qu
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) VStream(ctx context.Context, request *binlogdatapb.
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -720,7 +721,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) VStreamRows(ctx context.Context, request *binlogdat
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -766,7 +767,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) VStreamResults(ctx context.Context, target *querypb
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -855,7 +856,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) ReserveBeginStreamExecute(ctx context.Context, targ
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -970,7 +971,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) ReserveStreamExecute(ctx context.Context, target *q
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -1067,7 +1068,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) GetSchema(ctx context.Context, target *querypb.Targ
 		conn.mu.RLock()
 		defer conn.mu.RUnlock()
 		if conn.cc == nil {
-			logger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
+			throttledLogger.Errorf("vttablet: Connection Closed (%v)", conn.tablet)
 			return nil, tabletconn.ConnClosed
 		}
 
@@ -1106,7 +1107,7 @@ func (conn *gRPCQueryClient) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	logger.Infof("vttablet: Closing Connection (%v)", conn.tablet)
+	log.Infof("vttablet: Closing Connection (%v)", conn.tablet)
 
 	cc := conn.cc
 	conn.cc = nil