diff --git a/controllers/runner_controller.go b/controllers/runner_controller.go
index 606e177e..60e2bbd8 100644
--- a/controllers/runner_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/runner_controller.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func (r *RunnerReconciler) Reconcile(req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			var e *github.RunnerNotFound
 			if errors.As(err, &e) {
-				log.Error(err, "Failed to check if runner is busy. Probably this runner has never been successfully registered to GitHub.")
+				log.V(1).Info("Failed to check if runner is busy. Either this runner has never been successfully registered to GitHub or it still needs more time.", "runnerName", runner.Name)
 
 				notRegistered = true
 			} else {
diff --git a/controllers/runnerreplicaset_controller.go b/controllers/runnerreplicaset_controller.go
index 527c41b9..0ee9fb6f 100644
--- a/controllers/runnerreplicaset_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/runnerreplicaset_controller.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (r *RunnerReplicaSetReconciler) Reconcile(req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, e
 
 				var e *github.RunnerNotFound
 				if errors.As(err, &e) {
-					log.Error(err, "Failed to check if runner is busy. Probably this runner has never been successfully registered to GitHub, and therefore we prioritize it for deletion", "runnerName", runner.Name)
+					log.V(1).Info("Failed to check if runner is busy. Either this runner has never been successfully registered to GitHub or has not managed yet to, and therefore we prioritize it for deletion", "runnerName", runner.Name)
 					notRegistered = true
 				} else {
 					var e *gogithub.RateLimitError