diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/package.json b/packages/grpc-js/package.json
index 7276e8c4..12f06052 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js/package.json
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@grpc/grpc-js",
-  "version": "0.7.7",
+  "version": "0.7.8",
   "description": "gRPC Library for Node - pure JS implementation",
   "homepage": "https://grpc.io/",
   "repository": "https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/tree/master/packages/grpc-js",
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js/src/http_proxy.ts b/packages/grpc-js/src/http_proxy.ts
index ecff1bb5..ab1083fc 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js/src/http_proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js/src/http_proxy.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function getProxyInfo(): ProxyInfo {
   try {
     proxyUrl = new URL(proxyEnv);
   } catch (e) {
-    log(LogVerbosity.INFO, `cannot parse value of "${envVar}" env var`);
+    log(LogVerbosity.ERROR, `cannot parse value of "${envVar}" env var`);
     return {};
   }
   if (proxyUrl.protocol !== 'http:') {
@@ -145,17 +145,17 @@ export function getProxiedConnection(target: string, subchannelAddress: Subchann
     request.once('connect', (res, socket, head) => {
       request.removeAllListeners();
       socket.removeAllListeners();
-      if (res.statusCode === http.STATUS_CODES.OK) {
+      if (res.statusCode === 200) {
         trace('Successfully connected to ' + subchannelAddress + ' through proxy ' + PROXY_INFO.address);
         resolve(socket);
       } else {
-        trace('Failed to connect to ' + subchannelAddress + ' through proxy ' + PROXY_INFO.address);
+        log(LogVerbosity.ERROR, 'Failed to connect to ' + subchannelAddress + ' through proxy ' + PROXY_INFO.address);
         reject();
       }
     });
     request.once('error', (err) => {
       request.removeAllListeners();
-      trace('Failed to connect to proxy ' + PROXY_INFO.address);
+      log(LogVerbosity.ERROR, 'Failed to connect to proxy ' + PROXY_INFO.address);
       reject();
     });
   });