diff --git a/src/plugins/burst_buffer/cray/burst_buffer_cray.c b/src/plugins/burst_buffer/cray/burst_buffer_cray.c
index 89f0041ae12ade7550359536cdcdbee3180aeb02..20bf7dfd0a1c9f721aa0ee3df3f3e6dbfe9e3269 100644
--- a/src/plugins/burst_buffer/cray/burst_buffer_cray.c
+++ b/src/plugins/burst_buffer/cray/burst_buffer_cray.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,8 @@ static void _load_state(bool init_config)
 	 */
 	instances = _bb_get_instances(&num_instances, &bb_state, timeout);
 	if (instances == NULL) {
-		info("%s: failed to find DataWarp instances", __func__);
+		if (bb_state.bb_config.debug_flag)
+			debug("%s: No DataWarp instances found", __func__);
 		num_instances = 0;	/* Redundant, but fixes CLANG bug */
 	}
 	sessions = _bb_get_sessions(&num_sessions, &bb_state, timeout);
@@ -1287,7 +1288,7 @@ static void _load_state(bool init_config)
 	 */
 	configs = _bb_get_configs(&num_configs, &bb_state, timeout);
 	if (configs == NULL) {
-		info("%s: failed to find DataWarp configurations", __func__);
+		info("%s: No DataWarp configurations found", __func__);
 		num_configs = 0;
 	}
 	_bb_free_configs(configs, num_configs);