diff --git a/cmd/cli/cli.go b/cmd/cli/cli.go
index d014f9a..5544bc1 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/cli.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func run(appCallback *AppCallback, stopCh chan struct{}) {
 
 	// Test if HTTP log server is available
 	if err := hlc.Ping(); err != nil {
-		if !errConnectionRefused(err) {
+		if !errLogServerUnavailable(err) {
 			p.Warn().Err(err).Msg("Unable to ping log server")
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/cmd/cli/prog.go b/cmd/cli/prog.go
index d511790..67d3a95 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/prog.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/prog.go
@@ -1209,6 +1209,16 @@ func errConnectionRefused(err error) bool {
 	return errors.Is(opErr.Err, syscall.ECONNREFUSED) || errors.Is(opErr.Err, windowsECONNREFUSED)
 }
 
+// errLogServerUnavailable reports whether err indicates the log server is not up yet
+// (e.g. socket missing or connection refused). Callers should not log these as errors.
+func errLogServerUnavailable(err error) bool {
+	var opErr *net.OpError
+	if !errors.As(err, &opErr) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return errors.Is(opErr.Err, syscall.ECONNREFUSED) || errors.Is(opErr.Err, syscall.ENOENT) || errors.Is(opErr.Err, windowsECONNREFUSED)
+}
+
 func ifaceFirstPrivateIP(iface *net.Interface) string {
 	if iface == nil {
 		return ""