diff --git a/src/aare/daq/daq.py b/src/aare/daq/daq.py
index 7c6781bd..e5af47a4 100644
--- a/src/aare/daq/daq.py
+++ b/src/aare/daq/daq.py
@@ -2607,6 +2607,7 @@ class AareDAQ:
 
         if error:
             msg += f"with an error"
+            logger.error(f"{msg}, time taken {time.perf_counter() - start} seconds.")
             try:
                 if self.__cfg.state_busy:
                     self.__set_state(BeamlineStateEnum.RobotSampleExchange)
@@ -2620,9 +2621,10 @@ class AareDAQ:
                 logger.exception(
                     "Failed to transition to RobotSampleExchange during error recovery"
                 )
+
         else:
-            msg += f"successfully"
-        logger.error(f"{msg}, time taken {time.perf_counter() - start} seconds.")
+            msg += f" successfully"
+            logger.info(f"{msg}, time taken {time.perf_counter() - start} seconds.")
         self.__cfg.state_busy = False
         end = time.perf_counter()
         return end - start