diff --git a/lib/manager/gradle/index.ts b/lib/manager/gradle/index.ts
index b06e63c652d8f4b87bd8d09b8da4ea720387f33c..c5807d02551976e12bec7a3ccbd2e3f9a526afab 100644
--- a/lib/manager/gradle/index.ts
+++ b/lib/manager/gradle/index.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ async function executeGradle(
   } catch (err) {
     // istanbul ignore if
     if (err.code === TIMEOUT_CODE) {
-      logger.error(' Process killed. Possibly gradle timed out.');
+      logger.warn({ err }, ' Process killed. Possibly gradle timed out.');
     }
     // istanbul ignore if
     if (err.message.includes('Could not resolve all files for configuration')) {