diff --git a/lib/api/github.js b/lib/api/github.js
index 4a1a190bbdee7fbba08b42ebdecac650e3956577..b1e74e1c0df313cb90efa6a0137de2e9502c529a 100644
--- a/lib/api/github.js
+++ b/lib/api/github.js
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ async function mergeBranch(branchName, mergeType) {
     try {
       await ghGotRetry.patch(url, options);
     } catch (err) {
-      logger.error({ err }, `Error pushing branch merge for ${branchName}`);
+      logger.warn({ err }, `Error pushing branch merge for ${branchName}`);
       throw new Error('branch-push failed');
     }
   } else if (mergeType === 'branch-merge-commit') {
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ async function mergeBranch(branchName, mergeType) {
     try {
       await ghGotRetry.post(url, options);
     } catch (err) {
-      logger.error({ err }, `Error pushing branch merge for ${branchName}`);
+      logger.warn({ err }, `Error pushing branch merge for ${branchName}`);
       throw new Error('branch-merge-commit failed');
     }
   } else {