diff --git a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/state/StreamingState.java b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/state/StreamingState.java
index 0f0e8fc64d..8a02f203e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/state/StreamingState.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/zalando/nakadi/service/subscription/state/StreamingState.java
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ private void flushData(final EventTypePartition pk, final List<ConsumedEvent> da
 
             batchesSent++;
         } catch (final IOException e) {
-            getLog().error("Failed to write data to output.", e);
+            getLog().warn("Failed to write data to output: {}", e.getMessage());
             shutdownGracefully("Failed to write data to output");
         }
     }