diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/swift.php b/apps/files_external/lib/swift.php
index beb47ce0bced6a4b313c9f8a4e52234621d44326..e946e7feb77ae91079b58bf2b178548f77759398 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/swift.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/swift.php
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ class Swift extends \OC\Files\Storage\Common {
 			$this->getContainer()->getPartialObject($path);
 			return true;
 		} catch (ClientErrorResponseException $e) {
-			\OCP\Util::writeLog('files_external', $e->getMessage(), \OCP\Util::ERROR);
+			// Expected response is "404 Not Found", so only log if it isn't
+			if ($e->getResponse()->getStatusCode() !== 404) {
+				\OCP\Util::writeLog('files_external', $e->getMessage(), \OCP\Util::ERROR);
+			}
 			return false;
 		}
 	}