diff --git a/src/modules/esl-carousel/core/esl-carousel.slide.ts b/src/modules/esl-carousel/core/esl-carousel.slide.ts
index 807dfc11da..b261a4e01b 100644
--- a/src/modules/esl-carousel/core/esl-carousel.slide.ts
+++ b/src/modules/esl-carousel/core/esl-carousel.slide.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export class ESLCarouselSlide extends ESLMixinElement {
 
   @ready
   protected override connectedCallback(): void {
+    if (!this.$carousel) return;
     this.$carousel?.addSlide && this.$carousel.addSlide(this.$host);
     super.connectedCallback();
     this.updateA11y();
diff --git a/src/modules/esl-carousel/plugin/esl-carousel.plugin.ts b/src/modules/esl-carousel/plugin/esl-carousel.plugin.ts
index dd5539eb13..6d73f52d2e 100644
--- a/src/modules/esl-carousel/plugin/esl-carousel.plugin.ts
+++ b/src/modules/esl-carousel/plugin/esl-carousel.plugin.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export abstract class ESLCarouselPlugin extends ESLMixinElement {
       return true;
     } else {
       const {is} = this.constructor as typeof ESLCarouselPlugin;
-      console.error('[ESL]: %o is not correct target for %o', $host, is);
+      console.debug('[ESL]: ESLCarousel plugin %s rejected for non correct target %o', is, $host);
       this.$host.removeAttribute(is);
       return false;
     }