diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FeatureProviderStateManager.java b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FeatureProviderStateManager.java
index 5fd70221b..cbdb4d8bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FeatureProviderStateManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/sdk/FeatureProviderStateManager.java
@@ -70,7 +70,18 @@ private void setState(ProviderState state) {
             } else {
                 providerName = delegate.getMetadata().getName();
             }
-            log.info("Provider {} transitioned from state {} to state {}", providerName, oldState, state);
+            logProviderStateTransition(providerName, oldState, state);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void logProviderStateTransition(String providerName, ProviderState oldState, ProviderState newState) {
+        var logMessage = "Provider {} transitioned from state {} to state {}";
+        if (ProviderState.FATAL.equals(newState) || ProviderState.ERROR.equals(newState)) {
+            log.error(logMessage, providerName, oldState, newState);
+        } else if (ProviderState.ERROR.equals(oldState) || ProviderState.FATAL.equals(oldState)) {
+            log.info(logMessage, providerName, oldState, newState);
+        } else {
+            log.debug(logMessage, providerName, oldState, newState);
         }
     }