diff --git a/lib/platform/github/index.js b/lib/platform/github/index.js
index 5d8b2c2705ea039511ced8bbe1c063156f9d9541..57f9285a2a1e59acf73e22c040be2fb8a3dbfb33 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/index.js
+++ b/lib/platform/github/index.js
@@ -996,7 +996,10 @@ async function getClosedPrs() {
       const prNumbers = [];
       // istanbul ignore if
       if (!res.data) {
-        logger.warn({ query, res }, 'No graphql res.data');
+        logger.info(
+          { query, res },
+          'No graphql res.data, returning empty list'
+        );
         return {};
       }
       for (const pr of res.data.repository.pullRequests.nodes) {