diff --git a/internal/project/projectdata/platform.go b/internal/project/projectdata/platform.go
index 0aa92abec..a6b4f339c 100644
--- a/internal/project/projectdata/platform.go
+++ b/internal/project/projectdata/platform.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func InitializeForPlatform(project project.Type) {
 
 	programmersTxt, programmersTxtLoadError = programmerstxt.Properties(ProjectPath())
 	if programmersTxtLoadError != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("Error loading programmers.txt from %s: %s", project.Path, programmersTxtLoadError)
+		logrus.Tracef("Error loading programmers.txt from %s: %s", project.Path, programmersTxtLoadError)
 		programmersTxtSchemaValidationResult = nil
 	} else {
 		programmersTxtSchemaValidationResult = programmerstxt.Validate(programmersTxt)
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func InitializeForPlatform(project project.Type) {
 
 	platformTxt, platformTxtLoadError = platformtxt.Properties(ProjectPath())
 	if platformTxtLoadError != nil {
-		logrus.Errorf("Error loading platform.txt from %s: %s", project.Path, platformTxtLoadError)
+		logrus.Tracef("Error loading platform.txt from %s: %s", project.Path, platformTxtLoadError)
 		platformTxtSchemaValidationResult = nil
 		platformTxtToolNames = nil
 	} else {
diff --git a/internal/rule/rulefunction/platform_test.go b/internal/rule/rulefunction/platform_test.go
index f326487bd..db53a9188 100644
--- a/internal/rule/rulefunction/platform_test.go
+++ b/internal/rule/rulefunction/platform_test.go
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-lint/internal/project/projecttype"
 	"github.com/arduino/arduino-lint/internal/rule/ruleresult"
 	"github.com/arduino/go-paths-helper"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 var platformTestDataPath *paths.Path
 
 func init() {
+	logrus.SetLevel(logrus.FatalLevel)
 	workingDirectory, err := paths.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)