diff --git a/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1955.v2.yml b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1955.v2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bb0c08373
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/@unreleased/pr-1955.v2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+type: improvement
+improvement:
+  description: Distinguish error logging between thrown Errors and ServiceExceptions
+  links:
+  - https://github.com/palantir/conjure-java/pull/1955
diff --git a/conjure-java-undertow-runtime/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/undertow/runtime/ConjureExceptions.java b/conjure-java-undertow-runtime/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/undertow/runtime/ConjureExceptions.java
index e38f9e454..d620b8146 100644
--- a/conjure-java-undertow-runtime/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/undertow/runtime/ConjureExceptions.java
+++ b/conjure-java-undertow-runtime/src/main/java/com/palantir/conjure/java/undertow/runtime/ConjureExceptions.java
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ private static void frameworkException(HttpServerExchange exchange, FrameworkExc
     private static void error(HttpServerExchange exchange, Error error) {
         // log errors in order to associate the log line with the correct traceId but
         // avoid doing work beyond setting a 500 response code, no response body is sent.
-        log.error("Error handling request", error);
+        log.error("Error thrown while handling request", error);
         // The writeResponse method terminates responses if data has already been sent to clients
         // do not interpret partial data as a full response.
         writeResponse(exchange, Optional.empty(), ErrorType.INTERNAL.httpErrorCode());
@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@ private static boolean isResponseStarted(HttpServerExchange exchange) {
     private static void log(ServiceException serviceException, Throwable exceptionForLogging) {
         if (serviceException.getErrorType().httpErrorCode() / 100 == 4 /* client error */) {
             log.info(
-                    "Error handling request",
+                    "ServiceException thrown while handling request",
                     SafeArg.of("errorInstanceId", serviceException.getErrorInstanceId()),
                     SafeArg.of("errorName", serviceException.getErrorType().name()),
                     exceptionForLogging);
         } else {
             log.error(
-                    "Error handling request",
+                    "ServiceException thrown while handling request",
                     SafeArg.of("errorInstanceId", serviceException.getErrorInstanceId()),
                     SafeArg.of("errorName", serviceException.getErrorType().name()),
                     exceptionForLogging);