diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/chore-clustering-log-level.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/chore-clustering-log-level.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..392b3933287a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/chore-clustering-log-level.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: "**Clustering**: Adjust error log levels for control plane connections."
+type: bugfix
+scope: Clustering
diff --git a/kong/clustering/data_plane.lua b/kong/clustering/data_plane.lua
index 35ae9161f270..75fa45818014 100644
--- a/kong/clustering/data_plane.lua
+++ b/kong/clustering/data_plane.lua
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function _M:communicate(premature)
 
   local c, uri, err = clustering_utils.connect_cp(self, "/v1/outlet")
   if not c then
-    ngx_log(ngx_ERR, _log_prefix, "connection to control plane ", uri, " broken: ", err,
+    ngx_log(ngx_WARN, _log_prefix, "connection to control plane ", uri, " broken: ", err,
                  " (retrying after ", reconnection_delay, " seconds)", log_suffix)
 
     assert(ngx.timer.at(reconnection_delay, function(premature)