diff --git a/lib/connections/service.go b/lib/connections/service.go
index 5b69f2f99..0a09f6c7c 100644
--- a/lib/connections/service.go
+++ b/lib/connections/service.go
@@ -283,7 +283,11 @@ func (s *service) handleConns(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 
 		if err := s.connectionCheckEarly(remoteID, c); err != nil {
-			l.Infof("Connection from %s at %s (%s) rejected: %v", remoteID, c.RemoteAddr(), c.Type(), err)
+			if errors.Is(err, errDeviceAlreadyConnected) {
+				l.Debugf("Connection from %s at %s (%s) rejected: %v", remoteID, c.RemoteAddr(), c.Type(), err)
+			} else {
+				l.Infof("Connection from %s at %s (%s) rejected: %v", remoteID, c.RemoteAddr(), c.Type(), err)
+			}
 			c.Close()
 			continue
 		}