diff --git a/singer_sdk/_singerlib/encoding/_base.py b/singer_sdk/_singerlib/encoding/_base.py
index e541fa6cdd..404c6ed6c5 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/_singerlib/encoding/_base.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/_singerlib/encoding/_base.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def listen(self, file_input: t.IO[T] | None = None) -> None:
         try:
             self._process_lines(file_input or self.default_input)
         except Exception:
-            logger.info(
+            logger.debug(
                 "Failed while processing Singer message: %s",
                 self._current_message,
             )