diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 884646ceb..168422c93 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def fix_in_reply_to(%{"inReplyTo" => in_reply_to} = object, options)
         |> Map.drop(["conversation"])
       else
         e ->
-          Logger.error("Couldn't fetch #{inspect(in_reply_to_id)}, error: #{inspect(e)}")
+          Logger.warn("Couldn't fetch #{inspect(in_reply_to_id)}, error: #{inspect(e)}")
           object
       end
     else
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index f7b7d1a9f..fd8e7f24f 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test "it does not crash if the object in inReplyTo can't be fetched" do
 
       assert capture_log(fn ->
                {:ok, _returned_activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-             end) =~ "[error] Couldn't fetch \"https://404.site/whatever\", error: nil"
+             end) =~ "[warn] Couldn't fetch \"https://404.site/whatever\", error: nil"
     end
 
     test "it works for incoming notices" do