diff --git a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
index e0cb87deb8..7cdc26da36 100644
--- a/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/crc/machine/start.go
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ func (client *client) Start(ctx context.Context, startConfig types.StartConfig)
 
 	logging.Infof("Starting %s instance... [waiting for the cluster to stabilize]", startConfig.Preset)
 	if err := cluster.WaitForClusterStable(ctx, instanceIP, constants.KubeconfigFilePath, proxyConfig); err != nil {
-		logging.Errorf("Cluster is not ready: %v", err)
+		logging.Warnf("Cluster is not ready: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	waitForProxyPropagation(ctx, ocConfig, proxyConfig)