diff --git a/src/collector/HSMDataCollector/Client/HttpsClient/RequestHandlers/CommandHandlers.cs b/src/collector/HSMDataCollector/Client/HttpsClient/RequestHandlers/CommandHandlers.cs
index e69e46192a..a22e0e27fe 100644
--- a/src/collector/HSMDataCollector/Client/HttpsClient/RequestHandlers/CommandHandlers.cs
+++ b/src/collector/HSMDataCollector/Client/HttpsClient/RequestHandlers/CommandHandlers.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ internal override async ValueTask HandleRequestResultAsync(HttpResponseMessage r
                         var stream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
                         var error = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<string>(stream, cancellationToken: token).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
-                        _logger.Error($"Command request for {value.Path} has been faulted. {error}.");
+                        _logger.Error($"Command request for {value.Path} has been faulted. Status Code: {response.StatusCode}, Status Text: {error}.");
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/src/collector/HSMDataCollector/Core/DataProcessor.cs b/src/collector/HSMDataCollector/Core/DataProcessor.cs
index 90ebb73491..24536f5975 100644
--- a/src/collector/HSMDataCollector/Core/DataProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/collector/HSMDataCollector/Core/DataProcessor.cs
@@ -392,8 +392,10 @@ private void EmitOverflowDrops(string queueName, int droppedCount)
 
         private void LogDiscardedItems(int count, string queueName)
         {
+            // Info, not Error: discarding still-buffered values on a graceful shutdown is expected and
+            // contracted (a stop must not block on a dead/slow transport) — it is not a fault.
             if (count > 0)
-                _logger.Error($"{queueName} queue discarded {count} item(s) during collector shutdown.");
+                _logger.Info($"{queueName} queue discarded {count} item(s) during collector shutdown.");
         }
 
         private void RollbackStartedQueues(bool dataStarted, bool priorityStarted, bool fileStarted, bool commandStarted)