diff --git a/frappe/database/database.py b/frappe/database/database.py
index fc0f5f50cf..d56d35e5be 100644
--- a/frappe/database/database.py
+++ b/frappe/database/database.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class Database:
 
 		"""
 		if isinstance(query, MySQLQueryBuilder | PostgreSQLQueryBuilder):
-			frappe.errprint("Use run method to execute SQL queries generated by Query Engine")
+			frappe.log("Use run method to execute SQL queries generated by Query Engine")
 
 		debug = debug or getattr(self, "debug", False)
 		query = str(query)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Database:
 			self._cursor.execute(query, values)
 		except Exception as e:
 			if self.is_syntax_error(e):
-				frappe.errprint(f"Syntax error in query:\n{query} {values or ''}")
+				frappe.log(f"Syntax error in query:\n{query} {values or ''}")
 
 			elif self.is_deadlocked(e):
 				raise frappe.QueryDeadlockError(e) from e
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ class Database:
 			# TODO: added temporarily
 			elif self.db_type == "postgres":
 				traceback.print_stack()
-				frappe.errprint(f"Error in query:\n{e}")
+				frappe.log(f"Error in query:\n{e}")
 				raise
 
 			elif isinstance(e, self.ProgrammingError):
 				if frappe.conf.developer_mode:
 					traceback.print_stack()
-					frappe.errprint(f"Error in query:\n{query, values}")
+					frappe.log(f"Error in query:\n{query, values}")
 				raise
 
 			if not (
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ class Database:
 
 		if debug:
 			time_end = time()
-			frappe.errprint(f"Execution time: {time_end - time_start:.2f} sec")
+			frappe.log(f"Execution time: {time_end - time_start:.2f} sec")
 
 		self.log_query(query, values, debug, explain)
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ class Database:
 			_query = _query or str(mogrified_query)
 			if explain and is_query_type(_query, "select"):
 				self.explain_query(_query)
-			frappe.errprint(_query)
+			frappe.log(_query)
 
 		if frappe.conf.logging == 2:
 			_query = _query or str(mogrified_query)
@@ -381,14 +381,14 @@ class Database:
 
 	def explain_query(self, query, values=None):
 		"""Print `EXPLAIN` in error log."""
-		frappe.errprint("--- query explain ---")
+		frappe.log("--- query explain ---")
 		try:
 			self._cursor.execute(f"EXPLAIN {query}", values)
 		except Exception as e:
-			frappe.errprint(f"error in query explain: {e}")
+			frappe.log(f"error in query explain: {e}")
 		else:
-			frappe.errprint(json.dumps(self.fetch_as_dict(), indent=1))
-			frappe.errprint("--- query explain end ---")
+			frappe.log(json.dumps(self.fetch_as_dict(), indent=1))
+			frappe.log("--- query explain end ---")
 
 	def sql_list(self, query, values=(), debug=False, **kwargs):
 		"""Return data as list of single elements (first column).
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_api.py b/frappe/tests/test_api.py
index 3729e769d7..031a20be42 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_api.py
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ class TestResourceAPI(FrappeAPITestCase):
 		with suppress_stdout():
 			response = self.get(self.resource_path(self.DOCTYPE), {"sid": self.sid, "debug": True})
 		self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-		self.assertIn("exc", response.json)
-		self.assertIsInstance(response.json["exc"], str)
-		self.assertIsInstance(eval(response.json["exc"]), list)
+		self.assertIn("_debug_messages", response.json)
+		self.assertIsInstance(response.json["_debug_messages"], str)
+		self.assertIsInstance(json.loads(response.json["_debug_messages"]), list)
 
 	def test_get_list_fields(self):
 		# test 6: fetch response with fields