diff --git a/.changeset/pink-balloons-leave.md b/.changeset/pink-balloons-leave.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3d6b4deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/pink-balloons-leave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@verdaccio/local-storage': patch
+---
+
+chore: reduce log to info if database is not found
diff --git a/packages/plugins/local-storage/src/local-database.ts b/packages/plugins/local-storage/src/local-database.ts
index 7242ade53..f742cd147 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/local-storage/src/local-database.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/local-storage/src/local-database.ts
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class LocalDatabase extends pluginUtils.Plugin<{}> implements Storage {
     } catch (err: any) {
       // readFileSync is platform specific, macOS, Linux and Windows thrown an error
       // Only recreate if file not found to prevent data loss
-      this.logger.warn(
+      this.logger.info(
         { path: this.path },
         'no private database found, recreating new one on @{path}'
       );