diff --git a/lib/datasource/docker/index.ts b/lib/datasource/docker/index.ts
index 73f0e27a518aaf62c1f2efbe44c2f0ce56562d9d..f1b425829c7a689815c84e653469959a6ff2a915 100644
--- a/lib/datasource/docker/index.ts
+++ b/lib/datasource/docker/index.ts
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ async function getLabels(
     ) {
       logger.warn({ err }, 'docker registry failure: too many requests');
     } else if (err.statusCode >= 500 && err.statusCode < 600) {
-      logger.warn(
+      logger.debug(
         {
           err,
           registry,