diff --git a/waku/waku_archive/archive.nim b/waku/waku_archive/archive.nim
index 435fb4e2eb..db642e3835 100644
--- a/waku/waku_archive/archive.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_archive/archive.nim
@@ -112,7 +112,10 @@ proc handleMessage*(w: WakuArchive,
 
     let putRes = await w.driver.put(pubsubTopic, msg, msgDigest, msgHash, msgReceivedTime)
     if putRes.isErr():
-      error "failed to insert message", err=putRes.error
+      if "duplicate key value violates unique constraint" in putRes.error:
+        trace "failed to insert message", err=putRes.error
+      else:
+        debug "failed to insert message", err=putRes.error
       waku_archive_errors.inc(labelValues = [insertFailure])
 
   let insertDuration = getTime().toUnixFloat() - insertStartTime