diff --git a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
index 5d3d5a4ea..4628f7527 100644
--- a/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
+++ b/storage/remote/queue_manager.go
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ func sendWriteRequestWithBackoff(ctx context.Context, cfg config.QueueConfig, s
 
 		// If we make it this far, we've encountered a recoverable error and will retry.
 		onRetry()
-		level.Debug(l).Log("msg", "failed to send batch, retrying", "err", err)
+		level.Warn(l).Log("msg", "Failed to send batch, retrying", "err", err)
 
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(backoff))
 		backoff = backoff * 2