diff --git a/autocleanup.go b/autocleanup.go
index a88773c..a08d1a2 100644
--- a/autocleanup.go
+++ b/autocleanup.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (bt *BackgroundTask) Start() {
 		registry := GetGlobalTaskRegistry()
 		if err := registry.cb.CanCreateTask(bt.name); err != nil {
 			if bt.logger != nil {
-				bt.logger.Errorf("Cannot start task %s: %v", bt.name, err)
+				bt.logger.Debugf("Cannot start task %s: %v (circuit breaker protection working as expected)", bt.name, err)
 			}
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/jwt.go b/jwt.go
index 11b578a..4de6f6b 100644
--- a/jwt.go
+++ b/jwt.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func startReplayCacheCleanup(ctx context.Context, logger *Logger) {
 
 	if err != nil {
 		if logger != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("Failed to create replay cache cleanup task: %v", err)
+			logger.Debugf("Replay cache cleanup task already exists or circuit breaker limit reached: %v (this is expected with multiple instances)", err)
 		}
 		return
 	}