diff --git a/database/sql/jobs.go b/database/sql/jobs.go
index 887e041f..424bf8f4 100644
--- a/database/sql/jobs.go
+++ b/database/sql/jobs.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package sql
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ func (s *sqlDatabase) paramsJobToWorkflowJob(ctx context.Context, job params.Job
 	if job.RunnerName != "" {
 		instance, err := s.getInstanceByName(s.ctx, job.RunnerName)
 		if err != nil {
-			slog.With(slog.Any("error", err)).ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to get instance by name")
+			// This usually is very normal as not all jobs run on our runners.
+			slog.DebugContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to get instance by name: %s", job.RunnerName))
 		} else {
 			workflofJob.InstanceID = &instance.ID
 		}
@@ -244,7 +246,8 @@ func (s *sqlDatabase) CreateOrUpdateJob(ctx context.Context, job params.Job) (pa
 			if err == nil {
 				workflowJob.InstanceID = &instance.ID
 			} else {
-				slog.With(slog.Any("error", err)).ErrorContext(ctx, "failed to get instance by name")
+				// This usually is very normal as not all jobs run on our runners.
+				slog.DebugContext(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to get instance by name: %s", job.RunnerName))
 			}
 		}