diff --git a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/stats_hook.go b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/stats_hook.go
index 4dee3315cf8..72f422ea2e8 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/stats_hook.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/stats_hook.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ MAIN:
 	// check if the error is terminal otherwise it's likely a
 	// transport error and we should retry
 	if re, ok := err.(*structs.RecoverableError); ok && re.IsUnrecoverable() {
-		h.logger.Error("failed to start stats collection for task with unrecoverable error", "error", err)
+		h.logger.Debug("failed to start stats collection for task with unrecoverable error", "error", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}