diff --git a/pkg/extensions/sync/references/references.go b/pkg/extensions/sync/references/references.go
index c1e5bcb0a..1750d8ffc 100644
--- a/pkg/extensions/sync/references/references.go
+++ b/pkg/extensions/sync/references/references.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (refs References) syncAll(ctx context.Context, localRepo, upstreamRepo,
 	for _, ref := range refs.referenceList {
 		syncedRefsDigests, err = ref.SyncReferences(ctx, localRepo, upstreamRepo, subjectDigestStr)
 		if err != nil {
-			refs.log.Error().Err(err).
+			refs.log.Debug().Err(err).
 				Str("reference type", ref.Name()).
 				Str("image", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", upstreamRepo, subjectDigestStr)).
 				Msg("couldn't sync image referrer")
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (refs References) SyncReference(ctx context.Context, localRepo, upstreamRep
 		if ref.Name() == referenceType {
 			syncedRefsDigests, err = ref.SyncReferences(ctx, localRepo, upstreamRepo, subjectDigestStr)
 			if err != nil {
-				refs.log.Error().Err(err).
+				refs.log.Debug().Err(err).
 					Str("reference type", ref.Name()).
 					Str("image", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", upstreamRepo, subjectDigestStr)).
 					Msg("couldn't sync image referrer")
diff --git a/pkg/storage/imagestore/imagestore.go b/pkg/storage/imagestore/imagestore.go
index a84eb4447..57163c1e0 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/imagestore/imagestore.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/imagestore/imagestore.go
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ func (is *ImageStore) GetBlobPartial(repo string, digest godigest.Digest, mediaT
 		// Check blobs in cache
 		blobPath, err = is.checkCacheBlob(digest)
 		if err != nil {
-			is.log.Error().Err(err).Str("digest", digest.String()).Msg("cache: not found")
+			is.log.Debug().Err(err).Str("digest", digest.String()).Msg("cache: not found")
 
 			return nil, -1, -1, zerr.ErrBlobNotFound
 		}
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ func (is *ImageStore) GetBlob(repo string, digest godigest.Digest, mediaType str
 		// Check blobs in cache
 		dstRecord, err := is.checkCacheBlob(digest)
 		if err != nil {
-			is.log.Error().Err(err).Str("digest", digest.String()).Msg("cache: not found")
+			is.log.Debug().Err(err).Str("digest", digest.String()).Msg("cache: not found")
 
 			return nil, -1, zerr.ErrBlobNotFound
 		}
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ func (is *ImageStore) GetBlobContent(repo string, digest godigest.Digest) ([]byt
 		// Check blobs in cache
 		dstRecord, err := is.checkCacheBlob(digest)
 		if err != nil {
-			is.log.Error().Err(err).Str("digest", digest.String()).Msg("cache: not found")
+			is.log.Debug().Err(err).Str("digest", digest.String()).Msg("cache: not found")
 
 			return nil, zerr.ErrBlobNotFound
 		}