diff --git a/pkg/cloudevents/generic/baseclient.go b/pkg/cloudevents/generic/baseclient.go
index 88524bcc..6efab986 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudevents/generic/baseclient.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudevents/generic/baseclient.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ type baseClient struct {
 }
 
 func (c *baseClient) connect(ctx context.Context) error {
+	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
+
 	var err error
 	c.cloudEventsClient, err = c.newCloudEventsClient(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ func (c *baseClient) connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			if !c.isClientReady() {
-				klog.V(4).Infof("reconnecting the cloudevents client")
+				logger.V(2).Info("reconnecting the cloudevents client")
 
 				c.cloudEventsClient, err = c.newCloudEventsClient(ctx)
 				// TODO enhance the cloudevents SKD to avoid wrapping the error type to distinguish the net connection
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func (c *baseClient) connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 					continue
 				}
 				// the cloudevents network connection is back, mark the client ready and send the receiver restart signal
-				klog.V(4).Infof("the cloudevents client is reconnected")
+				logger.V(2).Info("the cloudevents client is reconnected")
 				increaseClientReconnectedCounter(c.clientID)
 				c.setClientReady(true)
 				c.sendReceiverSignal(restartReceiverSignal)
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ func (c *baseClient) connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (c *baseClient) publish(ctx context.Context, evt cloudevents.Event) error {
+	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
 	now := time.Now()
 
 	if err := c.cloudEventsRateLimiter.Wait(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -116,8 +119,11 @@ func (c *baseClient) publish(ctx context.Context, evt cloudevents.Event) error {
 
 	latency := time.Since(now)
 	if latency > longThrottleLatency {
-		klog.Warningf("Waited for %v due to client-side throttling, not priority and fairness, request: %s",
-			latency, evt.Context)
+		logger.V(3).Info(
+			"Client-side throttling delay (not priority and fairness)",
+			"latency", latency,
+			"request", evt.Context.GetID(),
+		)
 	}
 
 	sendingCtx, err := c.cloudEventsOptions.WithContext(ctx, evt.Context)
@@ -129,8 +135,8 @@ func (c *baseClient) publish(ctx context.Context, evt cloudevents.Event) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("the cloudevents client is not ready")
 	}
 
-	klog.V(4).Infof("Sending event: %v\n%s", sendingCtx, evt.Context)
-	klog.V(5).Infof("Sending event: evt=%s", evt)
+	logger.V(2).Info("Sending event", "context", sendingCtx, "event", evt.Context)
+	logger.V(5).Info("Sending event", "event", func() any { return evt.String() })
 	if err := c.cloudEventsClient.Send(sendingCtx, evt); cloudevents.IsUndelivered(err) {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -142,9 +148,10 @@ func (c *baseClient) subscribe(ctx context.Context, receive receiveFn) {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 
+	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
 	// make sure there is only one subscription go routine starting for one client.
 	if c.receiverChan != nil {
-		klog.Warningf("the subscription has already started")
+		logger.V(2).Info("the subscription has already started")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -159,8 +166,8 @@ func (c *baseClient) subscribe(ctx context.Context, receive receiveFn) {
 			if startReceiving {
 				go func() {
 					if err := c.cloudEventsClient.StartReceiver(receiverCtx, func(evt cloudevents.Event) {
-						klog.V(4).Infof("Received event: %s", evt.Context)
-						klog.V(5).Infof("Received event: evt=%s", evt)
+						logger.V(2).Info("Received event", "event", evt.Context)
+						logger.V(5).Info("Received event", "event", func() any { return evt.String() })
 
 						receive(receiverCtx, evt)
 					}); err != nil {
@@ -183,12 +190,12 @@ func (c *baseClient) subscribe(ctx context.Context, receive receiveFn) {
 
 				switch signal {
 				case restartReceiverSignal:
-					klog.V(4).Infof("restart the cloudevents receiver")
+					logger.V(2).Info("restart the cloudevents receiver")
 					// rebuild the receiver context and restart receiving
 					receiverCtx, receiverCancel = context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
 					startReceiving = true
 				case stopReceiverSignal:
-					klog.V(4).Infof("stop the cloudevents receiver")
+					logger.V(2).Info("stop the cloudevents receiver")
 					receiverCancel()
 				default:
 					runtime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unknown receiver signal %d", signal))