diff --git a/pkg/controllers/nodeclaim/consistency/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/nodeclaim/consistency/controller.go
index ca0db5db32..7b10b80b84 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/nodeclaim/consistency/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/nodeclaim/consistency/controller.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package consistency
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	stderrors "errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ func (c *Controller) checkConsistency(ctx context.Context, nodeClaim *v1.NodeCla
 			return fmt.Errorf("checking node with %T, %w", check, err)
 		}
 		for _, issue := range issues {
-			log.FromContext(ctx).Error(stderrors.New(string(issue)), "consistency error")
+			log.FromContext(ctx).Info(fmt.Sprintf("failed consistency check, %s", string(issue)))
 			c.recorder.Publish(FailedConsistencyCheckEvent(nodeClaim, string(issue)))
 		}
 		hasIssues = hasIssues || (len(issues) > 0)