diff --git a/test/e2e/runner/rpc.go b/test/e2e/runner/rpc.go
index 5cfa1d64d..ad5fa7a64 100644
--- a/test/e2e/runner/rpc.go
+++ b/test/e2e/runner/rpc.go
@@ -171,18 +171,18 @@ func waitForNode(ctx context.Context, node *e2e.Node, height int64) (*rpctypes.R
 				return nil, err
 			case err == nil && status.SyncInfo.LatestBlockHeight >= height:
 				return status, nil
-			case counter%100 == 0:
+			case counter%500 == 0:
 				switch {
 				case err != nil:
 					lastFailed = true
 					logger.Error("node not yet ready",
 						"iter", counter,
 						"node", node.Name,
-						"err", err,
 						"target", height,
+						"err", err,
 					)
 				case status != nil:
-					logger.Error("node not yet ready",
+					logger.Info("node not yet ready",
 						"iter", counter,
 						"node", node.Name,
 						"height", status.SyncInfo.LatestBlockHeight,