diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/process.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/process.py
index 7bd95900..95f3e271 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/process.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/process.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.frontends.mpd.process')
 
 class MpdProcess(BaseProcess):
     def __init__(self, core_queue):
-        super(MpdProcess, self).__init__(name='MpdProcess')
+        super(MpdProcess, self).__init__()
+        self.name = 'MpdProcess'
         self.core_queue = core_queue
 
     def run_inside_try(self):
-        logger.debug(u'Starting MPD server process')
         server = MpdServer(self.core_queue)
         server.start()
         asyncore.loop()
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/server.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/server.py
index 710366d7..4381fe0a 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/server.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/server.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class MpdServer(asyncore.dispatcher):
             self.set_reuse_addr()
             hostname = self._format_hostname(settings.MPD_SERVER_HOSTNAME)
             port = settings.MPD_SERVER_PORT
-            logger.debug(u'Binding to [%s]:%s', hostname, port)
+            logger.debug(u'MPD server is binding to [%s]:%s', hostname, port)
             self.bind((hostname, port))
             self.listen(1)
             logger.info(u'MPD server running at [%s]:%s',