diff --git a/api/sftp_endpoints.go b/api/sftp_endpoints.go
index b1e0f39..e222749 100644
--- a/api/sftp_endpoints.go
+++ b/api/sftp_endpoints.go
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ func (r *Request) ValidateSftpCredentials(request SftpAuthRequest) (*SftpAuthRes
 	e := resp.Error()
 	if e != nil {
 		if resp.StatusCode >= 400 && resp.StatusCode < 500 {
-			log.WithFields(log.Fields{
-				"subsystem": "sftp",
-				"username":  request.User,
-				"ip":        request.IP,
-			}).Warn(e.Error())
-
 			return nil, &sftpInvalidCredentialsError{}
 		}
 
diff --git a/sftp/server.go b/sftp/server.go
index 3604430..b50650d 100644
--- a/sftp/server.go
+++ b/sftp/server.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (c *SFTPServer) passwordCallback(conn ssh.ConnMetadata, pass []byte) (*ssh.
 		if api.IsInvalidCredentialsError(err) {
 			logger.Warn("failed to validate user credentials (invalid username or password)")
 		} else {
-			logger.Error("encountered an error while trying to validate user credentials")
+			logger.WithField("error", err).Error("encountered an error while trying to validate user credentials")
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}