diff --git a/nym-vpn-core/crates/nym-vpn-lib/src/tunnel_state_machine/tunnel/mod.rs b/nym-vpn-core/crates/nym-vpn-lib/src/tunnel_state_machine/tunnel/mod.rs
index 808e9f9ca3..7624c5f03e 100644
--- a/nym-vpn-core/crates/nym-vpn-lib/src/tunnel_state_machine/tunnel/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-vpn-core/crates/nym-vpn-lib/src/tunnel_state_machine/tunnel/mod.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ pub async fn connect_mixnet(
             mixnet_client,
         }),
         Err(e) => {
-            tracing::error!("JON: Failed to connect to mixnet: {:?}", e);
             shutdown_task_manager(task_manager).await;
             Err(e)
         }