diff --git a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/dataset_quality/server/routes/register_routes.ts b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/dataset_quality/server/routes/register_routes.ts
index 17345df6d7357..36392a7b046f1 100644
--- a/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/dataset_quality/server/routes/register_routes.ts
+++ b/x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/dataset_quality/server/routes/register_routes.ts
@@ -79,15 +79,13 @@ export function registerRoutes({
           return response.ok({ body: data });
         } catch (error) {
           if (Boom.isBoom(error)) {
-            logger.error(error.output.payload.message);
+            logRouteError(logger, error);
             return response.customError({
               statusCode: error.output.statusCode,
               body: { message: error.output.payload.message },
             });
           }
 
-          logger.error(error);
-
           const opts = {
             statusCode: 500,
             body: {
@@ -100,9 +98,25 @@ export function registerRoutes({
             opts.body.message = 'Client closed request';
           }
 
+          logRouteError(logger, opts);
+
           return response.customError(opts);
         }
       }
     );
   });
 }
+
+function logRouteError(
+  logger: Logger,
+  error: { statusCode: number; body: { message: string } } | Boom.Boom
+) {
+  const errorStatusCode = 'statusCode' in error ? error.statusCode : error.output.statusCode;
+  const errorMessage = Boom.isBoom(error) ? error.output.payload.message : error.body.message;
+
+  if (errorStatusCode >= 500) {
+    logger.error(errorMessage);
+  } else {
+    logger.debug(errorMessage);
+  }
+}