diff --git a/config/confd/templates/env.tmpl b/config/confd/templates/env.tmpl
index 83904ccae..7a514f1d5 100644
--- a/config/confd/templates/env.tmpl
+++ b/config/confd/templates/env.tmpl
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ IMAGE_STORAGE_ENDPOINT={{getenv "IMAGE_STORAGE_ENDPOINT"}}
 IMAGE_STORAGE_FORCE_PATH_STYLE={{getenv "IMAGE_STORAGE_FORCE_PATH_STYLE"}}
 IMAGE_STORAGE_PREFIX={{getenv "IMAGE_STORAGE_PREFIX"}}
 IMAGE_STORAGE_SECRET_KEY={{getenv "IMAGE_STORAGE_SECRET_KEY"}}
+IMAGE_STORAGE_DEBUG_REQUEST_ERRORS={{getenv "IMAGE_STORAGE_DEBUG_REQUEST_ERRORS"}}
 JSON_WEB_TOKEN_EXPIRY_MINUTES={{getenv "JSON_WEB_TOKEN_EXPIRY_MINUTES"}}
 JSON_WEB_TOKEN_SECRET='{{getenv "JSON_WEB_TOKEN_SECRET"}}'
 JSON_WEB_TOKEN_LIMIT_EXPIRY_REFRESH='{{getenv "JSON_WEB_TOKEN_LIMIT_EXPIRY_REFRESH"}}'
diff --git a/src/features/device-types/device-types-list.ts b/src/features/device-types/device-types-list.ts
index d1bbf0071..320afc988 100644
--- a/src/features/device-types/device-types-list.ts
+++ b/src/features/device-types/device-types-list.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 	DEVICE_TYPES_CACHE_LOCAL_TIMEOUT,
 	DEVICE_TYPES_CACHE_TIMEOUT,
 	CONTRACT_ALLOWLIST,
+	IMAGE_STORAGE_DEBUG_REQUEST_ERRORS,
 } from '../../lib/config.js';
 
 export interface DeviceTypeInfo {
@@ -45,10 +46,12 @@ const getFirstValidBuild = async (
 		try {
 			deviceType = await getDeviceTypeJson(slug, buildId);
 		} catch (err) {
-			captureException(
-				err,
-				`Failed to get device type build data for ${slug}/${buildId}`,
-			);
+			if (IMAGE_STORAGE_DEBUG_REQUEST_ERRORS) {
+				captureException(
+					err,
+					`Failed to get device type build data for ${slug}/${buildId}`,
+				);
+			}
 		}
 		if (deviceType) {
 			const logoUrl = await getLogoUrl(slug, buildId);
diff --git a/src/features/device-types/storage/s3.ts b/src/features/device-types/storage/s3.ts
index 5c2701a18..6b546645b 100644
--- a/src/features/device-types/storage/s3.ts
+++ b/src/features/device-types/storage/s3.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	IMAGE_STORAGE_ENDPOINT,
 	IMAGE_STORAGE_FORCE_PATH_STYLE,
 	IMAGE_STORAGE_SECRET_KEY,
+	IMAGE_STORAGE_DEBUG_REQUEST_ERRORS,
 } from '../../../lib/config.js';
 
 export const getKey = (...parts: string[]): string => parts.join('/');
@@ -68,9 +69,11 @@ function isUnauthenticatedError(
 }
 
 function logUnauthenticated(pathS3: string, err: any): void {
-	console.warn(
-		`${err.code} (${err.statusCode}): ${pathS3} belongs to a private device type or has incorrect permissions`,
-	);
+	if (IMAGE_STORAGE_DEBUG_REQUEST_ERRORS) {
+		console.warn(
+			`${err.code} (${err.statusCode}): ${pathS3} belongs to a private device type or has incorrect permissions`,
+		);
+	}
 }
 
 async function getFileInfo(s3Path: string) {
diff --git a/src/lib/config.ts b/src/lib/config.ts
index 088cad468..ac6264309 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ export const IMAGE_STORAGE_FORCE_PATH_STYLE = boolVar(
 	'IMAGE_STORAGE_FORCE_PATH_STYLE',
 	false,
 );
+export const IMAGE_STORAGE_DEBUG_REQUEST_ERRORS = boolVar(
+	'IMAGE_STORAGE_DEBUG_REQUEST_ERRORS',
+	// Default to false for unauthenticated setups, so that we reduce
+	// the number of expected unauthorized request errors that get logged.
+	IMAGE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY != null || IMAGE_STORAGE_SECRET_KEY != null,
+);
 export const JSON_WEB_TOKEN_EXPIRY_MINUTES = intVar(
 	'JSON_WEB_TOKEN_EXPIRY_MINUTES',
 );