diff --git a/.changeset/slow-wasps-glow.md b/.changeset/slow-wasps-glow.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77c361b06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slow-wasps-glow.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@verdaccio/logger-prettify': patch
+---
+
+Avoid displaying "prettify pipeline error" if there is no error
diff --git a/packages/logger/logger-prettify/src/prettify.ts b/packages/logger/logger-prettify/src/prettify.ts
index cb444c585..f5497fb83 100644
--- a/packages/logger/logger-prettify/src/prettify.ts
+++ b/packages/logger/logger-prettify/src/prettify.ts
@@ -110,8 +110,10 @@ export default function (opts) {
     });
 
     pipeline(source, stream, destination, (err) => {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-      console.error('prettify pipeline error ', err);
+      if (err) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.error('prettify pipeline error ', err);
+      }
     });
     return stream;
   });