diff --git a/internal/container/container.go b/internal/container/container.go
index 10db9c4..e346506 100644
--- a/internal/container/container.go
+++ b/internal/container/container.go
@@ -526,10 +526,12 @@ func (a *Client) removeContainer(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
 	if ok {
 		cancel()
 	} else {
-		// This shouldn't happen, but we prefer the Docker engine to be the
-		// definitive source of truth and not the cancelFuncs map so don't sweat it
-		// if it doesn't exist.
-		a.logger.Warn("removeContainer: cancelFunc not found", "id", shortID(id))
+		// It is attempted to keep track of cancel functions for each container,
+		// which allow clean cancellation of container restart logic during
+		// removal. But there are legitimate occasions where the cancel function
+		// would not exist (e.g. during startup check) and in general the state of
+		// the Docker engine is preferred to local state in this package.
+		a.logger.Debug("removeContainer: cancelFunc not found", "id", shortID(id))
 	}
 
 	a.logger.Info("Stopping container", "id", shortID(id))