diff --git a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/file.go b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/file.go
index 50fb27ec4aa9..76cb8163da8b 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/file.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/file.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (m *Manager) poll(ctx context.Context) {
 	// Get the list of paths on disk
 	matches, err := m.fileMatcher.MatchFiles()
 	if err != nil {
-		m.Warnf("finding files: %v", err)
+		m.Debugf("finding files: %v", err)
 	}
 	m.Debugw("matched files", zap.Strings("paths", matches))