diff --git a/gateway/run.py b/gateway/run.py
index 81a2466b73..33a16d883b 100644
--- a/gateway/run.py
+++ b/gateway/run.py
@@ -3474,7 +3474,7 @@ class GatewayRunner:
             from hermes_cli.plugins import discover_plugins
             discover_plugins()
         except Exception:
-            logger.debug(
+            logger.warning(
                 "plugin discovery failed at gateway startup", exc_info=True,
             )
 
diff --git a/hermes_cli/main.py b/hermes_cli/main.py
index 370e5eafc1..fec6709977 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/main.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/main.py
@@ -12672,7 +12672,7 @@ Examples:
 
             discover_plugins()
         except Exception:
-            logger.debug(
+            logger.warning(
                 "plugin discovery failed at CLI startup",
                 exc_info=True,
             )