diff --git a/apps/dav/lib/Settings/AvailabilitySettings.php b/apps/dav/lib/Settings/AvailabilitySettings.php
index 085569331680c..ff32485c20248 100644
--- a/apps/dav/lib/Settings/AvailabilitySettings.php
+++ b/apps/dav/lib/Settings/AvailabilitySettings.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 use OCA\DAV\AppInfo\Application;
 use OCA\DAV\Db\AbsenceMapper;
+use OCA\Mail\Vendor\Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Db\DoesNotExistException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\TemplateResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Services\IInitialState;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class AvailabilitySettings implements ISettings {
 	public function __construct(IConfig $config,
 								IInitialState $initialState,
 								?string $userId,
+								private LoggerInterface $logger,
 								private AbsenceMapper $absenceMapper) {
 		$this->config = $config;
 		$this->initialState = $initialState;
@@ -68,7 +70,13 @@ public function getForm(): TemplateResponse {
 			try {
 				$absence = $this->absenceMapper->findByUserId($this->userId);
 				$this->initialState->provideInitialState('absence', $absence);
-			} catch (DoesNotExistException|\OCP\DB\Exception) {
+			} catch (DoesNotExistException) {
+				// The user has not yet set up an absence period.
+				// Logging this error is not necessary.
+			} catch (\OCP\DB\Exception $e) {
+				$this->logger->error("Could not find absence data for user $this->userId: " . $e->getMessage(), [
+					'exception' => $e,
+				]);
 			}
 		}