diff --git a/paperqa/types.py b/paperqa/types.py
index b093dbfd9..9af01b7f0 100644
--- a/paperqa/types.py
+++ b/paperqa/types.py
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ def formatted_citation(self) -> str:
             return f"{base_message} {citation_message} {retract_info}"
 
         if self.citation_count is None or self.source_quality is None:
-            logger.warning("citation_count and source_quality are not set.")
+            logger.debug("citation_count and source_quality are not set.")
             return self.citation
 
         if self.source_quality_message: