diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_cr_rest.h b/src/rgw/rgw_cr_rest.h
index 33c806b3a33..bc8dca630ac 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_cr_rest.h
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_cr_rest.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public:
     if (ret < 0) {
       error_stream << "http operation failed: " << op->to_str()
           << " status=" << op->get_http_status() << std::endl;
-      lsubdout(cct, rgw, 0) << "ERROR: failed to wait for op, ret=" << ret
+      lsubdout(cct, rgw, 5) << "failed to wait for op, ret=" << ret
           << ": " << op->to_str() << dendl;
       op->put();
       return ret;
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_data_sync.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_data_sync.cc
index ae474a40718..1163d047f89 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_data_sync.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_data_sync.cc
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ public:
       yield init_lease_cr();
       while (!lease_cr->is_locked()) {
         if (lease_cr->is_done()) {
-          ldout(cct, 0) << "ERROR: lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
+          ldout(cct, 5) << "lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
           set_status("lease lock failed, early abort");
           return set_cr_error(lease_cr->get_ret_status());
         }
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ public:
       yield init_lease_cr();
       while (!lease_cr->is_locked()) {
         if (lease_cr->is_done()) {
-          ldout(cct, 0) << "ERROR: lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
+          ldout(cct, 5) << "lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
           set_status("lease lock failed, early abort");
           return set_cr_error(lease_cr->get_ret_status());
         }
@@ -2170,7 +2170,7 @@ int RGWBucketShardFullSyncCR::operate()
     }
     while (!lease_cr->is_locked()) {
       if (lease_cr->is_done()) {
-        ldout(cct, 0) << "ERROR: lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
+        ldout(cct, 5) << "lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
         set_status("lease lock failed, early abort");
         return set_cr_error(lease_cr->get_ret_status());
       }
@@ -2316,7 +2316,7 @@ int RGWBucketShardIncrementalSyncCR::operate()
     }
     while (!lease_cr->is_locked()) {
       if (lease_cr->is_done()) {
-        ldout(cct, 0) << "ERROR: lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
+        ldout(cct, 5) << "lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
         set_status("lease lock failed, early abort");
         return set_cr_error(lease_cr->get_ret_status());
       }
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ int RGWRunBucketSyncCoroutine::operate()
       }
     }
     if (retcode < 0) {
-      ldout(sync_env->cct, 0) << "ERROR: full sync on " << bucket_name << " bucket_id=" << bucket_id << " shard_id=" << shard_id << " failed, retcode=" << retcode << dendl;
+      ldout(sync_env->cct, 5) << "full sync on " << bucket_name << " bucket_id=" << bucket_id << " shard_id=" << shard_id << " failed, retcode=" << retcode << dendl;
       return set_cr_error(retcode);
     }
 
@@ -2518,7 +2518,7 @@ int RGWRunBucketSyncCoroutine::operate()
       }
     }
     if (retcode < 0) {
-      ldout(sync_env->cct, 0) << "ERROR: incremental sync on " << bucket_name << " bucket_id=" << bucket_id << " shard_id=" << shard_id << " failed, retcode=" << retcode << dendl;
+      ldout(sync_env->cct, 5) << "incremental sync on " << bucket_name << " bucket_id=" << bucket_id << " shard_id=" << shard_id << " failed, retcode=" << retcode << dendl;
       return set_cr_error(retcode);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_sync.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_sync.cc
index 10f4e7f5201..b31a1666d04 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_sync.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_sync.cc
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ public:
       }
       while (!lease_cr->is_locked()) {
         if (lease_cr->is_done()) {
-          ldout(cct, 0) << "ERROR: lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
+          ldout(cct, 5) << "lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
           set_status("lease lock failed, early abort");
           return set_cr_error(lease_cr->get_ret_status());
         }
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ public:
       }
       while (!lease_cr->is_locked()) {
         if (lease_cr->is_done()) {
-          ldout(cct, 0) << "ERROR: lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
+          ldout(cct, 5) << "lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
           set_status("failed acquiring lock");
           return set_cr_error(lease_cr->get_ret_status());
         }
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ public:
       }
       while (!lease_cr->is_locked()) {
         if (lease_cr->is_done()) {
-          ldout(cct, 0) << "ERROR: lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
+          ldout(cct, 5) << "lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
           drain_all();
           return lease_cr->get_ret_status();
         }
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ public:
         }
         while (!lease_cr->is_locked()) {
           if (lease_cr->is_done()) {
-            ldout(cct, 0) << "ERROR: lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
+            ldout(cct, 5) << "lease cr failed, done early " << dendl;
             drain_all();
             return lease_cr->get_ret_status();
           }
@@ -2099,7 +2099,7 @@ int RGWCloneMetaLogCoroutine::state_receive_rest_response()
   int ret = http_op->wait(&data);
   if (ret < 0) {
     error_stream << "http operation failed: " << http_op->to_str() << " status=" << http_op->get_http_status() << std::endl;
-    ldout(cct, 0) << "ERROR: failed to wait for op, ret=" << ret << dendl;
+    ldout(cct, 5) << "failed to wait for op, ret=" << ret << dendl;
     http_op->put();
     http_op = NULL;
     return set_cr_error(ret);