diff --git a/backend/api/Services/StidService.cs b/backend/api/Services/StidService.cs
index 80d8ebdc..1a9c71e1 100644
--- a/backend/api/Services/StidService.cs
+++ b/backend/api/Services/StidService.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class StidService(ILogger<StidService> logger, IDownstreamApi stidApi, IA
             if (stidTagAreaResponse.LocationCode == null)
             {
                 string errorMessage = $"Could not get area name from STID for tag {tag}";
-                logger.LogError("{Message}", errorMessage);
+                logger.LogDebug("{Message}", errorMessage);
                 return null;
             }