diff --git a/kong/runloop/plugin_servers/mp_rpc.lua b/kong/runloop/plugin_servers/mp_rpc.lua
index a71e3b7b3ed2..35db3ca1581a 100644
--- a/kong/runloop/plugin_servers/mp_rpc.lua
+++ b/kong/runloop/plugin_servers/mp_rpc.lua
@@ -329,12 +329,12 @@ function Rpc:handle_event(plugin_name, conf, phase)
   local _, err = bridge_loop(self, instance_id, phase)
 
   if err then
-    kong.log.err(err)
-
     if string.match(err:lower(), "no plugin instance") then
+      kong.log.warn(err)
       self.reset_instance(plugin_name, conf)
       return self:handle_event(plugin_name, conf, phase)
     end
+    kong.log.err(err)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/kong/runloop/plugin_servers/pb_rpc.lua b/kong/runloop/plugin_servers/pb_rpc.lua
index b200a0274b96..1c7a0758c051 100644
--- a/kong/runloop/plugin_servers/pb_rpc.lua
+++ b/kong/runloop/plugin_servers/pb_rpc.lua
@@ -394,13 +394,13 @@ function Rpc:handle_event(plugin_name, conf, phase)
     event_name = phase,
   }, true)
   if not res or res == "" then
-    kong.log.err(err)
-    if    string.match(err:lower(), "no plugin instance")
-       or string.match(err:lower(), "closed")  then
-
+    if string.match(err:lower(), "no plugin instance")
+      or string.match(err:lower(), "closed")  then
+      kong.log.warn(err)
       self.reset_instance(plugin_name, conf)
       return self:handle_event(plugin_name, conf, phase)
     end
+    kong.log.err(err)
   end
 end