diff --git a/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/cert_manager.go b/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/cert_manager.go
index cf69a354007d..1f476aa24559 100644
--- a/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/cert_manager.go
+++ b/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster/cert_manager.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cluster
 import (
 	"context"
 	_ "embed"
+	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
@@ -549,7 +550,7 @@ func (cm *certManagerClient) waitForAPIReady(_ context.Context, retry bool) erro
 		// yet, so we need to keep retrying until it is.
 		if err := cm.pollImmediateWaiter(waitCertManagerInterval, cm.getWaitTimeout(), func() (bool, error) {
 			if err := cm.createObj(o); err != nil {
-				log.V(5).Error(err, "Creation failed", logf.UnstructuredToValues(o)...)
+				log.V(5).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Creation failed: %v", err), logf.UnstructuredToValues(o)...)
 				// If retrying is disabled, return the error here.
 				if !retry {
 					return false, err