diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventProcessor.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventProcessor.java
index 33c2b7645b..29f9adab55 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventProcessor.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventProcessor.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ private void submitReconciliationExecution(ResourceID resourceID) {
             controllerUnderExecution,
             latest.isPresent());
         if (latest.isEmpty()) {
-          log.warn("no custom resource found in cache for ResourceID: {}", resourceID);
+          log.debug("no custom resource found in cache for ResourceID: {}", resourceID);
         }
       }
     } finally {