diff --git a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFunctions.java b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFunctions.java
index b494d2e1d7ad..26fc1b876f90 100644
--- a/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFunctions.java
+++ b/spring-webflux/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/reactive/function/client/ExchangeFunctions.java
@@ -99,10 +99,14 @@ public Mono<ClientResponse> exchange(ClientRequest clientRequest) {
 			HttpMethod httpMethod = clientRequest.method();
 			URI url = clientRequest.url();
 
-			return this.connector
-					.connect(httpMethod, url, httpRequest -> clientRequest.writeTo(httpRequest, this.strategies))
-					.doOnRequest(n -> logRequest(clientRequest))
-					.doOnCancel(() -> logger.debug(clientRequest.logPrefix() + "Cancel signal (to close connection)"))
+			Mono<ClientHttpResponse> responseMono = this.connector
+					.connect(httpMethod, url, httpRequest -> clientRequest.writeTo(httpRequest, this.strategies));
+			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				responseMono = responseMono
+						.doOnRequest(n -> logRequest(clientRequest))
+						.doOnCancel(() -> logger.debug(clientRequest.logPrefix() + "Cancel signal (to close connection)"));
+			}
+			return responseMono
 					.onErrorResume(WebClientUtils.WRAP_EXCEPTION_PREDICATE, t -> wrapException(t, clientRequest))
 					.map(httpResponse -> {
 						String logPrefix = getLogPrefix(clientRequest, httpResponse);