diff --git a/storage_scrubber/src/lib.rs b/storage_scrubber/src/lib.rs
index 112f052e07..3c21d2f8cf 100644
--- a/storage_scrubber/src/lib.rs
+++ b/storage_scrubber/src/lib.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use storage_controller_client::control_api;
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
-use tracing::error;
+use tracing::{error, warn};
 use tracing_appender::non_blocking::WorkerGuard;
 use tracing_subscriber::{fmt, prelude::*, EnvFilter};
 use utils::fs_ext;
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ async fn list_objects_with_retries(
                     return Err(e)
                         .with_context(|| format!("Failed to list objects {MAX_RETRIES} times"));
                 }
-                error!(
+                warn!(
                     "list_objects_v2 query failed: bucket_name={}, prefix={}, delimiter={}, error={}",
                     s3_target.bucket_name,
                     s3_target.prefix_in_bucket,