diff --git a/src/libcharon/config/child_cfg.c b/src/libcharon/config/child_cfg.c
index 3e18a4af2..e1e2778a7 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/config/child_cfg.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/config/child_cfg.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ CALLBACK(match_proposal, bool,
 }
 
 METHOD(child_cfg_t, get_proposals, linked_list_t*,
-	private_child_cfg_t *this, bool strip_ke)
+	private_child_cfg_t *this, bool strip_ke, bool log)
 {
 	enumerator_t *enumerator;
 	proposal_t *current;
@@ -241,8 +241,10 @@ METHOD(child_cfg_t, get_proposals, linked_list_t*,
 	}
 	enumerator->destroy(enumerator);
 
-	DBG2(DBG_CFG, "configured proposals: %#P", proposals);
-
+	if (log)
+	{
+		DBG2(DBG_CFG, "configured proposals: %#P", proposals);
+	}
 	return proposals;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcharon/config/child_cfg.h b/src/libcharon/config/child_cfg.h
index 258af040a..bdeebca4c 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/config/child_cfg.h
+++ b/src/libcharon/config/child_cfg.h
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ struct child_cfg_t {
 	 * Resulting list and all of its proposals must be freed after use.
 	 *
 	 * @param strip_ke		TRUE strip out key exchange methods
+	 * @param log			whether to log the configured proposals
 	 * @return				list of proposals
 	 */
-	linked_list_t* (*get_proposals)(child_cfg_t *this, bool strip_ke);
+	linked_list_t* (*get_proposals)(child_cfg_t *this, bool strip_ke, bool log);
 
 	/**
 	 * Select a proposal from a supplied list.
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/quick_mode.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/quick_mode.c
index 8c06db523..bafe46af0 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/quick_mode.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev1/tasks/quick_mode.c
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ static linked_list_t *get_proposals(private_quick_mode_t *this,
 	proposal_t *proposal;
 	enumerator_t *enumerator;
 
-	list = this->config->get_proposals(this->config, FALSE);
+	list = this->config->get_proposals(this->config, FALSE, TRUE);
 	enumerator = list->create_enumerator(list);
 	while (enumerator->enumerate(enumerator, &proposal))
 	{
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ METHOD(task_t, build_i, status_t,
 				}
 			}
 
-			list = this->config->get_proposals(this->config, FALSE);
+			list = this->config->get_proposals(this->config, FALSE, TRUE);
 			if (list->get_first(list, (void**)&proposal) == SUCCESS)
 			{
 				this->proto = proposal->get_protocol(proposal);
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/child_create.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/child_create.c
index 149808ee2..13ea7be47 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/child_create.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/tasks/child_create.c
@@ -1768,7 +1768,7 @@ METHOD(task_t, build_i, status_t,
 													   OPT_PER_CPU_SAS);
 	}
 
-	this->proposals = this->config->get_proposals(this->config, no_ke);
+	this->proposals = this->config->get_proposals(this->config, no_ke, TRUE);
 	this->mode = this->config->get_mode(this->config);
 
 	this->child.if_id_in_def = this->ike_sa->get_if_id(this->ike_sa, TRUE);
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ static void raise_alerts(private_child_create_t *this, notify_type_t type)
 	switch (type)
 	{
 		case NO_PROPOSAL_CHOSEN:
-			list = this->config->get_proposals(this->config, FALSE);
+			list = this->config->get_proposals(this->config, FALSE, FALSE);
 			charon->bus->alert(charon->bus, ALERT_PROPOSAL_MISMATCH_CHILD, list);
 			list->destroy_offset(list, offsetof(proposal_t, destroy));
 			break;
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/trap_manager.c b/src/libcharon/sa/trap_manager.c
index 90a29b29b..9a4f08d07 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/trap_manager.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/trap_manager.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static status_t install_trap(child_sa_t *child_sa, linked_list_t *local,
 
 	/* we don't know the finally negotiated protocol (ESP|AH), we install
 	 * the SA with the protocol of the first proposal */
-	proposals = child->get_proposals(child, TRUE);
+	proposals = child->get_proposals(child, TRUE, FALSE);
 	if (proposals->get_first(proposals, (void**)&proposal) == SUCCESS)
 	{
 		proto = proposal->get_protocol(proposal);