diff --git a/pkg/containerwatcher/v1/container_watcher_private.go b/pkg/containerwatcher/v1/container_watcher_private.go
index c6c16bc0..74e7921d 100644
--- a/pkg/containerwatcher/v1/container_watcher_private.go
+++ b/pkg/containerwatcher/v1/container_watcher_private.go
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ func (ch *IGContainerWatcher) containerCallback(notif containercollection.PubSub
 
 	// do not trace the node-agent pod
 	if ch.ignoreContainer(notif.Container.K8s.Namespace, notif.Container.K8s.PodName) {
-		ch.unregisterContainer(notif.Container)
+		// avoid loops when the container is being removed
+		if notif.Type == containercollection.EventTypeAddContainer {
+			ch.unregisterContainer(notif.Container)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -66,6 +69,7 @@ func (ch *IGContainerWatcher) containerCallback(notif containercollection.PubSub
 		ch.timeBasedContainers.Remove(notif.Container.Runtime.ContainerID)
 	}
 }
+
 func (ch *IGContainerWatcher) startContainerCollection(ctx context.Context) error {
 	ch.ctx = ctx
 
@@ -345,7 +349,7 @@ func (ch *IGContainerWatcher) unregisterContainer(container *containercollection
 		return
 	}
 
-	logger.L().Info("stopping to monitor on container", helpers.String("container ID", container.Runtime.ContainerID), helpers.String("namespace", container.K8s.Namespace), helpers.String("PodName", container.K8s.PodName), helpers.String("ContainerName", container.K8s.ContainerName))
+	logger.L().Debug("stopping to monitor on container", helpers.String("container ID", container.Runtime.ContainerID), helpers.String("namespace", container.K8s.Namespace), helpers.String("PodName", container.K8s.PodName), helpers.String("ContainerName", container.K8s.ContainerName))
 
 	ch.containerCollection.RemoveContainer(container.Runtime.ContainerID)
 
diff --git a/pkg/containerwatcher/v1/network.go b/pkg/containerwatcher/v1/network.go
index 49bb9e88..4eff8642 100644
--- a/pkg/containerwatcher/v1/network.go
+++ b/pkg/containerwatcher/v1/network.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package containerwatcher
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget/pkg/container-collection/networktracer"
 	tracernetwork "github.com/inspektor-gadget/inspektor-gadget/pkg/gadgets/trace/network/tracer"
@@ -21,9 +22,10 @@ func (ch *IGContainerWatcher) networkEventCallback(event *tracernetworktypes.Eve
 
 	if event.Type != types.NORMAL {
 		// dropped event
-		logger.L().Ctx(ch.ctx).Warning("network tracer got drop events - we may miss some realtime data", helpers.Interface("event", event), helpers.String("error", event.Message))
+		if !strings.Contains(event.Message, "stop tracing container") {
+			logger.L().Ctx(ch.ctx).Warning("network tracer got drop events - we may miss some realtime data", helpers.Interface("event", event), helpers.String("error", event.Message))
+		}
 	} else {
-
 		ch.containerCollection.EnrichByMntNs(&event.CommonData, event.MountNsID)
 		ch.containerCollection.EnrichByNetNs(&event.CommonData, event.NetNsID)