diff --git a/ddtrace/internal/datastreams/processor.py b/ddtrace/internal/datastreams/processor.py
index 208f4ea95ea..235edae6755 100644
--- a/ddtrace/internal/datastreams/processor.py
+++ b/ddtrace/internal/datastreams/processor.py
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def _flush_stats(self, payload):
             conn.request("POST", self._endpoint, payload, self._headers)
             resp = get_connection_response(conn)
         except Exception:
-            log.error("failed to submit pathway stats to the Datadog agent at %s", self._agent_endpoint, exc_info=True)
+            log.debug("failed to submit pathway stats to the Datadog agent at %s", self._agent_endpoint, exc_info=True)
             raise
         else:
             if resp.status == 404:
@@ -290,7 +290,11 @@ def periodic(self):
         try:
             self._flush_stats_with_backoff(compressed)
         except Exception:
-            log.error("retry limit exceeded submitting pathway stats to the Datadog agent at %s", self._agent_endpoint)
+            log.error(
+                "retry limit exceeded submitting pathway stats to the Datadog agent at %s",
+                self._agent_endpoint,
+                exc_info=True,
+            )
 
     def shutdown(self, timeout):
         # type: (Optional[float]) -> None
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/dsm-error-logs-to-debug-1b3322c4a8790b72.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/dsm-error-logs-to-debug-1b3322c4a8790b72.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5408e92413d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/dsm-error-logs-to-debug-1b3322c4a8790b72.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    datastreams: Changed DSM processor error logs to debug logs for a statement which is retried.  If all retries fail, the stack trace is included
\ No newline at end of file