diff --git a/lib/util/http/github.ts b/lib/util/http/github.ts
index b8ffe47aa15bd54030591e8cc0beb5d05a34db71..cf2042ea79c45e467bb025490e99a534f9c9a28b 100644
--- a/lib/util/http/github.ts
+++ b/lib/util/http/github.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ function handleGotError(
     err.statusCode === 403 &&
     message.startsWith('You have exceeded a secondary rate limit')
   ) {
-    logger.debug({ err }, 'GitHub failure: secondary rate limit');
+    logger.warn({ err }, 'GitHub failure: secondary rate limit');
     return new Error(PLATFORM_RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
   }
   if (err.statusCode === 403 && message.includes('Upgrade to GitHub Pro')) {