diff --git a/cli/internal/validate.go b/cli/internal/validate.go
index 47c36981..933e7add 100644
--- a/cli/internal/validate.go
+++ b/cli/internal/validate.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func ValidateRecipe(args []string, cmdName string) recipe.Recipe {
 
 		localRecipes, err := recipe.GetRecipesLocal()
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Infof("can't read local recipes: %s", err)
+			log.Debugf("can't read local recipes: %s", err)
 		} else {
 			for _, recipeLocal := range localRecipes {
 				if _, ok := knownRecipes[recipeLocal]; !ok {