diff --git a/lib/puppet/util/windows/sid.rb b/lib/puppet/util/windows/sid.rb
index d648b080226..89e7b48e20c 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/util/windows/sid.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/util/windows/sid.rb
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ def name_to_principal(name, allow_unresolved = false)
           raw_sid_bytes = sid_ptr.read_array_of_uchar(get_length_sid(sid_ptr))
         end
       rescue => e
-        Puppet.debug("Could not retrieve raw SID bytes from '#{name}': #{e.message}")
+        # Avoid debug logs pollution with valid account names
+        # https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/sddl/nf-sddl-convertstringsidtosidw#return-value
+        Puppet.debug("Could not retrieve raw SID bytes from '#{name}': #{e.message}") unless e.code == ERROR_INVALID_SID_STRUCTURE
       end
 
       raw_sid_bytes ? Principal.lookup_account_sid(raw_sid_bytes) : Principal.lookup_account_name(name)
diff --git a/spec/unit/util/windows/sid_spec.rb b/spec/unit/util/windows/sid_spec.rb
index 5b366ada36a..24f9d9f5145 100644
--- a/spec/unit/util/windows/sid_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/util/windows/sid_spec.rb
@@ -131,38 +131,73 @@
       expect(subject.name_to_principal(unknown_name)).to be_nil
     end
 
+    it "should print a debug message if the account does not exist" do
+      expect(Puppet).to receive(:debug).with(/No mapping between account names and security IDs was done/)
+      subject.name_to_principal(unknown_name)
+    end
+
     it "should return a Puppet::Util::Windows::SID::Principal instance for any valid sid" do
       expect(subject.name_to_principal(sid)).to be_an_instance_of(Puppet::Util::Windows::SID::Principal)
     end
 
+    it "should not print debug messages for valid sid" do
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/Could not retrieve raw SID bytes from/)
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/No mapping between account names and security IDs was done/)
+      subject.name_to_principal(sid)
+    end
+
+    it "should print a debug message for invalid sid" do
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/Could not retrieve raw SID bytes from/)
+      expect(Puppet).to receive(:debug).with(/No mapping between account names and security IDs was done/)
+      subject.name_to_principal('S-1-5-21-INVALID-SID')
+    end
+
     it "should accept unqualified account name" do
       # NOTE: lookup by name works in localized environments only for a few instances
       # this works in French Windows, even though the account is really Syst\u00E8me
       expect(subject.name_to_principal('SYSTEM').sid).to eq(sid)
     end
 
+    it "should not print debug messages for unqualified account name" do
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/Could not retrieve raw SID bytes from/)
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/No mapping between account names and security IDs was done/)
+      subject.name_to_principal('SYSTEM')
+    end
+
     it "should be case-insensitive" do
       # NOTE: lookup by name works in localized environments only for a few instances
       # this works in French Windows, even though the account is really Syst\u00E8me
       expect(subject.name_to_principal('SYSTEM')).to eq(subject.name_to_principal('system'))
     end
 
+    it "should not print debug messages for wrongly cased account name" do
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/Could not retrieve raw SID bytes from/)
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/No mapping between account names and security IDs was done/)
+      subject.name_to_principal('system')
+    end
+
     it "should be leading and trailing whitespace-insensitive" do
       # NOTE: lookup by name works in localized environments only for a few instances
       # this works in French Windows, even though the account is really Syst\u00E8me
       expect(subject.name_to_principal('SYSTEM')).to eq(subject.name_to_principal(' SYSTEM '))
     end
 
+    it "should not print debug messages for account name with leading and trailing whitespace" do
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/Could not retrieve raw SID bytes from/)
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/No mapping between account names and security IDs was done/)
+      subject.name_to_principal(' SYSTEM ')
+    end
+
     it "should accept domain qualified account names" do
       # NOTE: lookup by name works in localized environments only for a few instances
       # this works in French Windows, even though the account is really AUTORITE NT\\Syst\u00E8me
       expect(subject.name_to_principal('NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM').sid).to eq(sid)
     end
 
-    it "should print a debug message on failures" do
-      expect(Puppet).to receive(:debug).with(/Could not retrieve raw SID bytes from 'NonExistingUser'/)
-      expect(Puppet).to receive(:debug).with(/No mapping between account names and security IDs was done/)
-      subject.name_to_principal('NonExistingUser')
+    it "should not print debug messages for domain qualified account names" do
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/Could not retrieve raw SID bytes from/)
+      expect(Puppet).not_to receive(:debug).with(/No mapping between account names and security IDs was done/)
+      subject.name_to_principal('NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM')
     end
   end