diff --git a/scripts/spartan/worker.py b/scripts/spartan/worker.py
index b47cf4b..c82d80a 100644
--- a/scripts/spartan/worker.py
+++ b/scripts/spartan/worker.py
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ class Worker:
             )
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
             self.set_state(State.UNAVAILABLE)
-            logger.debug(f"{failure_msg} (connection error... OOM?)")
+            logger.error(f"{failure_msg} (connection error... OOM?)")
             return
 
         elapsed = time.time() - start