diff --git a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/ctl_pipewire.c b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/ctl_pipewire.c
index a3465ebb1..d0d0dcee2 100644
--- a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/ctl_pipewire.c
+++ b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/ctl_pipewire.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ static void on_core_error(void *data, uint32_t id, int seq, int res, const char
 {
 	snd_ctl_pipewire_t *ctl = data;
 
-	pw_log_error(NAME" %p: error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s", ctl,
+	pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s", ctl,
 			id, seq, res, spa_strerror(res), message);
 
 	if (id == PW_ID_CORE) {
diff --git a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c
index 009241f37..eeb4c78f4 100644
--- a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c
+++ b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static void on_core_error(void *data, uint32_t id, int seq, int res, const char
 {
 	snd_pcm_pipewire_t *pw = data;
 
-	pw_log_error(NAME" %p: error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s", pw,
+	pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s", pw,
 			id, seq, res, spa_strerror(res), message);
 
 	if (id == PW_ID_CORE) {
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c
index b63cae285..d207b6815 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/bluez5-dbus.c
@@ -1471,7 +1471,8 @@ static void interface_added(struct spa_bt_monitor *monitor,
 		if (d == NULL) {
 			d = device_create(monitor, object_path);
 			if (d == NULL) {
-				spa_log_warn(monitor->log, "can't create device: %m");
+				spa_log_warn(monitor->log, "can't create Bluetooth device %s: %m",
+						object_path);
 				return;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c b/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c
index 1be746a45..19c67e2fb 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c
@@ -1988,7 +1988,8 @@ static void core_error(void *data, uint32_t id, int seq, int res, const char *me
 {
 	struct impl *impl = data;
 
-	pw_log_error("error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s",
+	pw_log(res == -ENOENT ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_INFO : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN,
+			"error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s",
 			id, seq, res, spa_strerror(res), message);
 
 	if (id == PW_ID_CORE) {
diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewirecore.c b/src/gst/gstpipewirecore.c
index d53686af3..b8670a67f 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewirecore.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewirecore.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ on_core_error(void *data, uint32_t id, int seq, int res, const char *message)
 {
   GstPipeWireCore *core = data;
 
-  pw_log_error("error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s",
+  pw_log_warn("error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s",
           id, seq, res, spa_strerror(res), message);
 
   if (id == PW_ID_CORE) {
diff --git a/src/gst/gstpipewiredeviceprovider.c b/src/gst/gstpipewiredeviceprovider.c
index f7c7724c6..95488ffa0 100644
--- a/src/gst/gstpipewiredeviceprovider.c
+++ b/src/gst/gstpipewiredeviceprovider.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ on_core_error(void *data, uint32_t id, int seq, int res, const char *message)
   struct core_data *rd = data;
   GstPipeWireDeviceProvider *self = rd->self;
 
-  pw_log_error("error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s",
+  pw_log_warn("error id:%u seq:%d res:%d (%s): %s",
           id, seq, res, spa_strerror(res), message);
 
   if (id == PW_ID_CORE) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index 5429b5867..c7bf41694 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ static int reply_error(struct client *client, uint32_t command, uint32_t tag, in
 	else
 		name = "invalid";
 
-	pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: [%s] ERROR command:%d (%s) tag:%u error:%u (%s)",
+	pw_log(res == -ENOENT ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_INFO : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN,
+			NAME" %p: [%s] ERROR command:%d (%s) tag:%u error:%u (%s)",
 			client, client->name, command, name, tag, error, spa_strerror(res));
 
 	reply = message_alloc(client, -1, 0);
diff --git a/src/modules/spa/module-device-factory.c b/src/modules/spa/module-device-factory.c
index 4cbc81acd..3001359a6 100644
--- a/src/modules/spa/module-device-factory.c
+++ b/src/modules/spa/module-device-factory.c
@@ -164,10 +164,11 @@ error_properties:
 				"usage: "FACTORY_USAGE);
 	goto error_exit;
 error_device:
-	pw_log_debug("can't create device: %s", spa_strerror(res));
+	pw_log_debug("can't create device %s: %s", factory_name, spa_strerror(res));
 	if (resource)
 		pw_resource_errorf_id(resource, new_id, res,
-				"can't create device: %s", spa_strerror(res));
+				"can't create device %s: %s", factory_name,
+				spa_strerror(res));
 	goto error_exit;
 error_bind:
 	pw_resource_errorf_id(resource, new_id, res, "can't bind device");
diff --git a/src/modules/spa/spa-device.c b/src/modules/spa/spa-device.c
index 684126755..a4aaccd43 100644
--- a/src/modules/spa/spa-device.c
+++ b/src/modules/spa/spa-device.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 
+#include <spa/utils/result.h>
 #include <spa/param/props.h>
 #include <spa/pod/iter.h>
 #include <spa/debug/types.h>
@@ -141,15 +142,16 @@ struct pw_impl_device *pw_spa_device_load(struct pw_context *context,
 
 error_load:
 	res = -errno;
-	pw_log_debug("can't load device handle: %m");
+	pw_log_debug("can't load device handle %s: %m", factory_name);
 	goto error_exit;
 error_interface:
-	pw_log_debug("can't get device interface %d", res);
+	pw_log_debug("can't get device interface %s: %s", factory_name,
+			spa_strerror(res));
 	goto error_exit_unload;
 error_device:
 	properties = NULL;
 	res = -errno;
-	pw_log_debug("can't create device: %m");
+	pw_log_debug("can't create device %s: %m", factory_name);
 	goto error_exit_unload;
 
 error_exit_unload: