diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/rate_limit.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/rate_limit.rs
index 436df8f096..0f32ca8e38 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/rate_limit.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/rate_limit.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use opentelemetry::trace::TraceError;
 use std::time::SystemTime;
 
 // leaky bucket based rate limit
@@ -53,10 +52,12 @@ impl LeakyBucket {
                         false
                     }
                 }
-                Err(_) => {
-                    opentelemetry::global::handle_error(TraceError::Other(
-                        "jaeger remote sampler gets rewinded timestamp".into(),
-                    ));
+                Err(err) => {
+                    opentelemetry::otel_debug!(
+                        name: "JaegerRemoteSampler.LeakyBucket.ClockAdjustment",
+                        message = "jaeger remote sampler detected a rewind in system clock",
+                        reason = format!("{:?}", err),
+                    );
                     true
                 }
             }
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/sampler.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/sampler.rs
index 6f942cbd7f..01cd6c21ba 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/sampler.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/sampler.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::trace::{Sampler, ShouldSample};
 use futures_util::{stream, StreamExt as _};
 use http::Uri;
 use opentelemetry::trace::{Link, SamplingResult, SpanKind, TraceError, TraceId};
-use opentelemetry::{global, Context, KeyValue};
+use opentelemetry::{otel_debug, Context, KeyValue};
 use opentelemetry_http::HttpClient;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -203,7 +203,13 @@ impl JaegerRemoteSampler {
                     // send request
                     match Self::request_new_strategy(&client, endpoint.clone()).await {
                         Ok(remote_strategy_resp) => strategy.update(remote_strategy_resp),
-                        Err(err_msg) => global::handle_error(TraceError::Other(err_msg.into())),
+                        Err(err_msg) => {
+                            otel_debug!(
+                                name: "JaegerRemoteSampler.UpdateStrategy.RequestFailed",
+                                reason = "Failed to fetch new sampling strategy",
+                                error = format!("{}", err_msg),
+                            );
+                        }
                     };
                 } else {
                     // shutdown
diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/sampling_strategy.rs b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/sampling_strategy.rs
index b48642d478..898d53033f 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/sampling_strategy.rs
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/src/trace/sampler/jaeger_remote/sampling_strategy.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ use crate::trace::sampler::jaeger_remote::remote::{
 };
 use crate::trace::sampler::sample_based_on_probability;
 use opentelemetry::trace::{
-    SamplingDecision, SamplingResult, TraceContextExt, TraceError, TraceId, TraceState,
+    SamplingDecision, SamplingResult, TraceContextExt, TraceId, TraceState,
 };
-use opentelemetry::{global, Context};
+use opentelemetry::{otel_debug, Context};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ impl Inner {
                 }
             })
             .unwrap_or_else(|_err| {
-                global::handle_error(TraceError::Other(
-                    "jaeger remote sampler mutex poisoned".into(),
-                ))
+                otel_debug!(
+                    name: "JaegerRemoteSampler.MutexPoisoned",
+                    reason = "Failed to update strategy due to poisoned mutex"
+                );
             });
     }