diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index 3e2949ee2..e74c87269 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ def fetch_object_from_id!(id, options \\ []) do
       {:error, "Object has been deleted"} ->
         nil
 
+      {:reject, reason} ->
+        Logger.info("Rejected #{id} while fetching: #{inspect(reason)}")
+        nil
+
       e ->
         Logger.error("Error while fetching #{id}: #{inspect(e)}")
         nil
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index bc7b5d95a..a4db1d87c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -1370,6 +1370,10 @@ def fetch_and_prepare_user_from_ap_id(ap_id) do
         Logger.debug("Could not decode user at fetch #{ap_id}, #{inspect(e)}")
         {:error, e}
 
+      {:error, {:reject, reason} = e} ->
+        Logger.info("Rejected user #{ap_id}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+        {:error, e}
+
       {:error, e} ->
         Logger.error("Could not decode user at fetch #{ap_id}, #{inspect(e)}")
         {:error, e}
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index f37bcab3e..35aa05eb5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def fix_in_reply_to(%{"inReplyTo" => in_reply_to} = object, options)
         |> Map.drop(["conversation"])
       else
         e ->
-          Logger.error("Couldn't fetch #{inspect(in_reply_to_id)}, error: #{inspect(e)}")
+          Logger.warn("Couldn't fetch #{inspect(in_reply_to_id)}, error: #{inspect(e)}")
           object
       end
     else
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
index 248b410c6..a18fdaac0 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier_test.exs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test "it does not crash if the object in inReplyTo can't be fetched" do
 
       assert capture_log(fn ->
                {:ok, _returned_activity} = Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(data)
-             end) =~ "[error] Couldn't fetch \"https://404.site/whatever\", error: nil"
+             end) =~ "[warn] Couldn't fetch \"https://404.site/whatever\", error: nil"
     end
 
     test "it works for incoming notices" do