diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/merge_worker.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/merge_worker.cpp
index 486548cad..a0c5c6658 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/merge_worker.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/merge_worker.cpp
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ bool MergeWorker::Run() {
     pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), "MergeWorker");
 
     if (!snapuserd_->WaitForMergeBegin()) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Merge terminated early...";
         return true;
     }
     auto merge_thread_priority = android::base::GetUintProperty<uint32_t>(
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_readahead.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_readahead.cpp
index 9a1d441c4..3007d45f4 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_readahead.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_readahead.cpp
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ bool ReadAhead::ReadAheadIOStart() {
     // window. If there is a crash during this time frame, merge should resume
     // based on the contents of the scratch space.
     if (!snapuserd_->WaitForMergeReady()) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "ReadAhead failed to wait for merge ready";
+        SNAP_LOG(VERBOSE) << "ReadAhead failed to wait for merge ready";
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_transitions.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_transitions.cpp
index 2ad4ea1c2..714c64124 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_transitions.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapuserd/user-space-merge/snapuserd_transitions.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ bool SnapshotHandler::WaitForMergeBegin() {
     cv.wait(lock, [this]() -> bool { return MergeInitiated() || IsMergeBeginError(io_state_); });
 
     if (IsMergeBeginError(io_state_)) {
-        SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "WaitForMergeBegin failed with state: " << io_state_;
+        SNAP_LOG(VERBOSE) << "WaitForMergeBegin failed with state: " << io_state_;
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ bool SnapshotHandler::WaitForMergeReady() {
         if (io_state_ == MERGE_IO_TRANSITION::MERGE_FAILED ||
             io_state_ == MERGE_IO_TRANSITION::MERGE_COMPLETE ||
             io_state_ == MERGE_IO_TRANSITION::IO_TERMINATED) {
-            SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Wait for merge ready failed: " << io_state_;
+            if (io_state_ == MERGE_IO_TRANSITION::MERGE_FAILED) {
+                SNAP_LOG(ERROR) << "Wait for merge ready failed: " << io_state_;
+            }
             return false;
         }
         return true;