diff --git a/src/plasma/pluginloader.cpp b/src/plasma/pluginloader.cpp
--- a/src/plasma/pluginloader.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/pluginloader.cpp
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
         auto insertIntoCache = [this](const QString &pluginPath) {
             KPluginMetaData metadata(pluginPath);
             if (!metadata.isValid()) {
-                qCWarning(LOG_PLASMA) << "invalid metadata" << pluginPath;
+                qCDebug(LOG_PLASMA) << "invalid metadata" << pluginPath;
                 return;
             }