diff --git a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/ScanAndCompareGarbageCollector.java b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/ScanAndCompareGarbageCollector.java
index faac25949ec..d8207697faf 100644
--- a/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/ScanAndCompareGarbageCollector.java
+++ b/bookkeeper-server/src/main/java/org/apache/bookkeeper/bookie/ScanAndCompareGarbageCollector.java
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ private Set<Long> removeOverReplicatedledgers(Set<Long> bkActiveledgers, final G
                     continue;
                 }
             } catch (Throwable t) {
+                if (!(t.getCause() instanceof BKException.BKNoSuchLedgerExistsOnMetadataServerException)) {
+                    LOG.warn("Failed to get metadata for ledger {}. {}: {}",
+                            ledgerId, t.getClass().getName(), t.getMessage());
+                }
                 latch.countDown();
                 continue;
             }
@@ -265,6 +269,10 @@ private Set<Long> removeOverReplicatedledgers(Set<Long> bkActiveledgers, final G
                                         overReplicatedLedgers.add(ledgerId);
                                         garbageCleaner.clean(ledgerId);
                                     }
+                                } else if (!(exception
+                                        instanceof BKException.BKNoSuchLedgerExistsOnMetadataServerException)) {
+                                    LOG.warn("Failed to get metadata for ledger {}. {}: {}",
+                                            ledgerId, exception.getClass().getName(), exception.getMessage());
                                 }
                             } finally {
                                 semaphore.release();