diff --git a/src/sql-server-util/src/cdc.rs b/src/sql-server-util/src/cdc.rs
index c48f0c5f92480..ca313b783cfc2 100644
--- a/src/sql-server-util/src/cdc.rs
+++ b/src/sql-server-util/src/cdc.rs
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ impl<'a, M: SqlServerCdcMetrics> CdcStream<'a, M> {
                 if db_max_lsn > curr_lsn {
                     for (instance, instance_lsn) in &self.capture_instances {
                         let Some(instance_lsn) = instance_lsn.as_ref() else {
-                            tracing::error!(?instance, "found uninitialized LSN!");
+                            tracing::warn!(?instance, "found uninitialized LSN!");
                             continue;
                         };
 
diff --git a/src/storage/src/source/sql_server/progress.rs b/src/storage/src/source/sql_server/progress.rs
index a1db4508c528f..6bd083e80a652 100644
--- a/src/storage/src/source/sql_server/progress.rs
+++ b/src/storage/src/source/sql_server/progress.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ pub(crate) fn render<G: Scope<Timestamp = Lsn>>(
                             Some(prev) => prev,
                         };
                         if known_lsn < prev_known_lsn {
-                            mz_ore::soft_panic_or_log!(
+                            tracing::warn!(
                                 "upstream SQL Server went backwards \
                                  in time, current LSN: {known_lsn}, \
                                  last known {prev_known_lsn}",