diff --git a/pkg/pool/dbpool.go b/pkg/pool/dbpool.go
index 4adf2b1d8..8a425b897 100644
--- a/pkg/pool/dbpool.go
+++ b/pkg/pool/dbpool.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (s *InstancePoolImpl) Connection(
 	clid string,
 	key kr.ShardKey,
 	targetSessionAttrs string) (shard.Shard, error) {
-	spqrlog.Zero.Error().
+	spqrlog.Zero.Debug().
 		Str("client", clid).
 		Str("shard", key.Name).
 		Str("tsa", targetSessionAttrs).