diff --git a/lib/auth/auth_with_roles.go b/lib/auth/auth_with_roles.go
index c28a2f2a56471..173172aa361a0 100644
--- a/lib/auth/auth_with_roles.go
+++ b/lib/auth/auth_with_roles.go
@@ -3495,7 +3495,15 @@ func (a *ServerWithRoles) CreateOIDCAuthRequest(ctx context.Context, req types.O
 
 	oidcReq, err := a.authServer.CreateOIDCAuthRequest(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
-		emitSSOLoginFailureEvent(a.CloseContext(), a.authServer.emitter, events.LoginMethodOIDC, err, req.SSOTestFlow)
+		if trace.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// This flow is triggered via an unauthenticated endpoint, so it's not unusual to see
+			// attempts to hit this API with an invalid connector ID. These are not legitimate SSO
+			// attempts, so avoid cluttering the audit log with them.
+			log.WithField("connector", req.ConnectorID).Infoln("rejecting invalid OIDC auth request")
+
+		} else {
+			emitSSOLoginFailureEvent(a.CloseContext(), a.authServer.emitter, events.LoginMethodOIDC, err, req.SSOTestFlow)
+		}
 		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 	}
 
@@ -3649,7 +3657,14 @@ func (a *ServerWithRoles) CreateSAMLAuthRequest(ctx context.Context, req types.S
 
 	samlReq, err := a.authServer.CreateSAMLAuthRequest(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
-		emitSSOLoginFailureEvent(a.CloseContext(), a.authServer.emitter, events.LoginMethodSAML, err, req.SSOTestFlow)
+		if trace.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// This flow is triggered via an unauthenticated endpoint, so it's not unusual to see
+			// attempts to hit this API with an invalid connector ID. These are not legitimate SSO
+			// attempts, so avoid cluttering the audit log with them.
+			log.WithField("connector", req.ConnectorID).Infoln("rejecting invalid SAML auth request")
+		} else {
+			emitSSOLoginFailureEvent(a.CloseContext(), a.authServer.emitter, events.LoginMethodSAML, err, req.SSOTestFlow)
+		}
 		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)
 	}