diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipsefoundation/git/eca/service/impl/CachedUserService.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipsefoundation/git/eca/service/impl/CachedUserService.java
index 87999ec87ee5a196c15eba4b9ca27c186c02e310..35527a3c825249d00d649695c8ecf455cc33f584 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipsefoundation/git/eca/service/impl/CachedUserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipsefoundation/git/eca/service/impl/CachedUserService.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class CachedUserService implements UserService {
      * @return the user account if found by mail, or null if none found.
      */
     private EclipseUser retrieveUser(String mail) {
-        LOGGER.error("Getting fresh user for {}", mail);
+        LOGGER.debug("Getting fresh user for {}", mail);
         // check for noreply (no reply will never have user account, and fails fast)
         EclipseUser eclipseUser = checkForNoReplyUser(mail);
         if (eclipseUser != null) {