diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/notes.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/notes.spec.ts
index 47a9f672a547de4501fd76d6bed1d0ea347e19c5..fa201b5f1e21cf265f137e59f12746b051a9d3c5 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/notes.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/notes.spec.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ describe('workers/repository/update/pr/body/notes', () => {
         {
           manager: 'some-manager',
           branchName: 'branch',
-          prBodyNotes: ['NOTE'],
+          prBodyNotes: ['{{NOTE}}'],
         },
       ],
     });
-    expect(res).not.toContain('NOTE');
+    expect(res).toContain('{{NOTE}}');
   });
 
   it('handles extra notes', () => {
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/notes.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/notes.ts
index 13be403bd54dea4d1fdaaf9239a29d4754eb6d80..5b82ca21b56340329072536274b0ce67cefe6c16 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/notes.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/pr/body/notes.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export function getPrNotes(config: BranchConfig): string {
             notes.push(res);
           }
         } catch (err) {
-          logger.warn({ note }, 'Error compiling upgrade note');
+          logger.debug({ err }, 'Error compiling upgrade note');
+          notes.push(note);
         }
       }
     }