diff --git a/auth.go b/auth.go
index 658259b24..74e1bd03e 100644
--- a/auth.go
+++ b/auth.go
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) auth(authData []byte, plugin string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return authEd25519(authData, mc.cfg.Passwd)
 
 	default:
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print("unknown auth plugin:", plugin)
+		mc.log("unknown auth plugin:", plugin)
 		return nil, ErrUnknownPlugin
 	}
 }
diff --git a/connection.go b/connection.go
index c170114fe..2bc081c43 100644
--- a/connection.go
+++ b/connection.go
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ type mysqlConn struct {
 	closed   atomicBool  // set when conn is closed, before closech is closed
 }
 
+// Helper function to call per-connection logger.
+func (mc *mysqlConn) log(v ...any) {
+	mc.cfg.Logger.Print(v...)
+}
+
 // Handles parameters set in DSN after the connection is established
 func (mc *mysqlConn) handleParams() (err error) {
 	var cmdSet strings.Builder
@@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) Begin() (driver.Tx, error) {
 
 func (mc *mysqlConn) begin(readOnly bool) (driver.Tx, error) {
 	if mc.closed.Load() {
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(ErrInvalidConn)
+		mc.log(ErrInvalidConn)
 		return nil, driver.ErrBadConn
 	}
 	var q string
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) cleanup() {
 		return
 	}
 	if err := mc.netConn.Close(); err != nil {
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+		mc.log(err)
 	}
 	mc.clearResult()
 }
@@ -168,14 +173,14 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) error() error {
 
 func (mc *mysqlConn) Prepare(query string) (driver.Stmt, error) {
 	if mc.closed.Load() {
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(ErrInvalidConn)
+		mc.log(ErrInvalidConn)
 		return nil, driver.ErrBadConn
 	}
 	// Send command
 	err := mc.writeCommandPacketStr(comStmtPrepare, query)
 	if err != nil {
 		// STMT_PREPARE is safe to retry.  So we can return ErrBadConn here.
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+		mc.log(err)
 		return nil, driver.ErrBadConn
 	}
 
@@ -209,7 +214,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) interpolateParams(query string, args []driver.Value) (strin
 	buf, err := mc.buf.takeCompleteBuffer()
 	if err != nil {
 		// can not take the buffer. Something must be wrong with the connection
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+		mc.log(err)
 		return "", ErrInvalidConn
 	}
 	buf = buf[:0]
@@ -301,7 +306,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) interpolateParams(query string, args []driver.Value) (strin
 
 func (mc *mysqlConn) Exec(query string, args []driver.Value) (driver.Result, error) {
 	if mc.closed.Load() {
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(ErrInvalidConn)
+		mc.log(ErrInvalidConn)
 		return nil, driver.ErrBadConn
 	}
 	if len(args) != 0 {
@@ -361,7 +366,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) query(query string, args []driver.Value) (*textRows, error)
 	handleOk := mc.clearResult()
 
 	if mc.closed.Load() {
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(ErrInvalidConn)
+		mc.log(ErrInvalidConn)
 		return nil, driver.ErrBadConn
 	}
 	if len(args) != 0 {
@@ -456,7 +461,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) finish() {
 // Ping implements driver.Pinger interface
 func (mc *mysqlConn) Ping(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	if mc.closed.Load() {
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(ErrInvalidConn)
+		mc.log(ErrInvalidConn)
 		return driver.ErrBadConn
 	}
 
@@ -665,7 +670,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) ResetSession(ctx context.Context) error {
 			err = connCheck(conn)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			mc.cfg.Logger.Print("closing bad idle connection: ", err)
+			mc.log("closing bad idle connection: ", err)
 			return driver.ErrBadConn
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/packets.go b/packets.go
index 3d6e5308c..d727f00fe 100644
--- a/packets.go
+++ b/packets.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) readPacket() ([]byte, error) {
 			if cerr := mc.canceled.Value(); cerr != nil {
 				return nil, cerr
 			}
-			mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+			mc.log(err)
 			mc.Close()
 			return nil, ErrInvalidConn
 		}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) readPacket() ([]byte, error) {
 		if pktLen == 0 {
 			// there was no previous packet
 			if prevData == nil {
-				mc.cfg.Logger.Print(ErrMalformPkt)
+				mc.log(ErrMalformPkt)
 				mc.Close()
 				return nil, ErrInvalidConn
 			}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) readPacket() ([]byte, error) {
 			if cerr := mc.canceled.Value(); cerr != nil {
 				return nil, cerr
 			}
-			mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+			mc.log(err)
 			mc.Close()
 			return nil, ErrInvalidConn
 		}
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) writePacket(data []byte) error {
 		// Handle error
 		if err == nil { // n != len(data)
 			mc.cleanup()
-			mc.cfg.Logger.Print(ErrMalformPkt)
+			mc.log(ErrMalformPkt)
 		} else {
 			if cerr := mc.canceled.Value(); cerr != nil {
 				return cerr
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) writePacket(data []byte) error {
 				return errBadConnNoWrite
 			}
 			mc.cleanup()
-			mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+			mc.log(err)
 		}
 		return ErrInvalidConn
 	}
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) writeHandshakeResponsePacket(authResp []byte, plugin string
 	data, err := mc.buf.takeBuffer(pktLen + 4)
 	if err != nil {
 		// cannot take the buffer. Something must be wrong with the connection
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+		mc.log(err)
 		return errBadConnNoWrite
 	}
 
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) writeAuthSwitchPacket(authData []byte) error {
 	data, err := mc.buf.takeSmallBuffer(pktLen)
 	if err != nil {
 		// cannot take the buffer. Something must be wrong with the connection
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+		mc.log(err)
 		return errBadConnNoWrite
 	}
 
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) writeCommandPacket(command byte) error {
 	data, err := mc.buf.takeSmallBuffer(4 + 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		// cannot take the buffer. Something must be wrong with the connection
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+		mc.log(err)
 		return errBadConnNoWrite
 	}
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) writeCommandPacketStr(command byte, arg string) error {
 	data, err := mc.buf.takeBuffer(pktLen + 4)
 	if err != nil {
 		// cannot take the buffer. Something must be wrong with the connection
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+		mc.log(err)
 		return errBadConnNoWrite
 	}
 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func (mc *mysqlConn) writeCommandPacketUint32(command byte, arg uint32) error {
 	data, err := mc.buf.takeSmallBuffer(4 + 1 + 4)
 	if err != nil {
 		// cannot take the buffer. Something must be wrong with the connection
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+		mc.log(err)
 		return errBadConnNoWrite
 	}
 
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ func (stmt *mysqlStmt) writeExecutePacket(args []driver.Value) error {
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		// cannot take the buffer. Something must be wrong with the connection
-		mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+		mc.log(err)
 		return errBadConnNoWrite
 	}
 
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ func (stmt *mysqlStmt) writeExecutePacket(args []driver.Value) error {
 		if valuesCap != cap(paramValues) {
 			data = append(data[:pos], paramValues...)
 			if err = mc.buf.store(data); err != nil {
-				mc.cfg.Logger.Print(err)
+				mc.log(err)
 				return errBadConnNoWrite
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/statement.go b/statement.go
index d8b921b8e..0436f2240 100644
--- a/statement.go
+++ b/statement.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (stmt *mysqlStmt) CheckNamedValue(nv *driver.NamedValue) (err error) {
 
 func (stmt *mysqlStmt) Exec(args []driver.Value) (driver.Result, error) {
 	if stmt.mc.closed.Load() {
-		stmt.mc.cfg.Logger.Print(ErrInvalidConn)
+		stmt.mc.log(ErrInvalidConn)
 		return nil, driver.ErrBadConn
 	}
 	// Send command
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (stmt *mysqlStmt) Query(args []driver.Value) (driver.Rows, error) {
 
 func (stmt *mysqlStmt) query(args []driver.Value) (*binaryRows, error) {
 	if stmt.mc.closed.Load() {
-		stmt.mc.cfg.Logger.Print(ErrInvalidConn)
+		stmt.mc.log(ErrInvalidConn)
 		return nil, driver.ErrBadConn
 	}
 	// Send command