diff --git a/plan/plan.go b/plan/plan.go
index c63ff7c15..4488c9e2f 100644
--- a/plan/plan.go
+++ b/plan/plan.go
@@ -241,9 +241,11 @@ func (p *Plan) Calculate() *Plan {
 				if ownersMatch {
 					changes.Create = append(changes.Create, creates...)
 				} else {
-					for _, current := range row.current {
-						log.Debugf(`Skipping endpoint %v because owner id does not match for one or more items to create, found: "%s", required: "%s"`, current, current.Labels[endpoint.OwnerLabelKey], p.OwnerID)
-					}
+if log.GetLevel() == log.DebugLevel {
+	for _, current := range row.current {
+		log.Debugf(`Skipping endpoint %v because owner id does not match for one or more items to create, found: "%s", required: "%s"`, current, current.Labels[endpoint.OwnerLabelKey], p.OwnerID)
+	}
+}
 				}
 			}
 		}