diff --git a/auth2-pubkey.c b/auth2-pubkey.c
index 0b1e88deb..e1845d7d5 100644
--- a/auth2-pubkey.c
+++ b/auth2-pubkey.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: auth2-pubkey.c,v 1.69 2017/08/18 05:36:45 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: auth2-pubkey.c,v 1.70 2017/08/18 05:48:04 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ match_principals_command(struct passwd *user_pw, const struct sshkey *key)
 	fclose(f);
 	f = NULL;
 
-	if (exited_cleanly(pid, "AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand", command) != 0)
+	if (exited_cleanly(pid, "AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand", command, 0) != 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Read completed successfully */
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ user_key_command_allowed2(struct passwd *user_pw, struct sshkey *key)
 	fclose(f);
 	f = NULL;
 
-	if (exited_cleanly(pid, "AuthorizedKeysCommand", command) != 0)
+	if (exited_cleanly(pid, "AuthorizedKeysCommand", command, 0) != 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Read completed successfully */
diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index 8398f0b36..73723d197 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.112 2017/08/18 05:36:45 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.113 2017/08/18 05:48:04 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2005,2006 Damien Miller.  All rights reserved.
@@ -1570,7 +1570,7 @@ subprocess(const char *tag, struct passwd *pw, const char *command,
 
 /* Returns 0 if pid exited cleanly, non-zero otherwise */
 int
-exited_cleanly(pid_t pid, const char *tag, const char *cmd)
+exited_cleanly(pid_t pid, const char *tag, const char *cmd, int quiet)
 {
 	int status;
 
@@ -1584,7 +1584,8 @@ exited_cleanly(pid_t pid, const char *tag, const char *cmd)
 		error("%s %s exited on signal %d", tag, cmd, WTERMSIG(status));
 		return -1;
 	} else if (WEXITSTATUS(status) != 0) {
-		error("%s %s failed, status %d", tag, cmd, WEXITSTATUS(status));
+		do_log2(quiet ? SYSLOG_LEVEL_DEBUG1 : SYSLOG_LEVEL_INFO,
+		    "%s %s failed, status %d", tag, cmd, WEXITSTATUS(status));
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index 617f87675..153d11375 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: misc.h,v 1.62 2017/08/18 05:36:45 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: misc.h,v 1.63 2017/08/18 05:48:04 djm Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void	 child_set_env(char ***envp, u_int *envsizep, const char *name,
 
 int	 argv_split(const char *, int *, char ***);
 char	*argv_assemble(int, char **argv);
-int	 exited_cleanly(pid_t, const char *, const char *);
+int	 exited_cleanly(pid_t, const char *, const char *, int);
 
 #define SSH_SUBPROCESS_STDOUT_DISCARD	(1)	/* Discard stdout */
 #define SSH_SUBPROCESS_STDOUT_CAPTURE	(1<<1)	/* Redirect stdout */