diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 783586c..2e83d95 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- Log routine Git `info/refs` requests for repositories not yet available
+  locally at DEBUG rather than WARN; this is expected during propagation.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Preserve purgatory and rejected-event recovery across abrupt termination.
diff --git a/src/git/handlers.rs b/src/git/handlers.rs
index 5ab0b77..dbbce6a 100644
--- a/src/git/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/git/handlers.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub async fn handle_info_refs(
 
     // Check if repository exists
     if !repo_path.exists() {
-        warn!("Repository not found: {:?}", repo_path);
+        debug!("Repository not found: {:?}", repo_path);
         return Err(GitError::RepositoryNotFound);
     }