diff --git a/app/Jobs/SyncBankingConnectionJob.php b/app/Jobs/SyncBankingConnectionJob.php
index f6b7ed18..6378c545 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/SyncBankingConnectionJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/SyncBankingConnectionJob.php
@@ -128,7 +128,12 @@ class SyncBankingConnectionJob implements ShouldBeUnique, ShouldQueue
                 $context['provider_code'] = $e->providerCode;
             }
 
-            Log::log($e instanceof TransientBankingProviderException ? 'warning' : 'error', 'Banking sync failed', $context);
+            // Only report once the connection actually gives up. Transient errors on a
+            // non-final attempt are recovered by the retry and would otherwise spam one
+            // warning per scheduled cycle for connections that ultimately sync fine.
+            if ($this->attempts() >= $this->tries || $this->isAuthError($e)) {
+                Log::log($e instanceof TransientBankingProviderException ? 'warning' : 'error', 'Banking sync failed', $context);
+            }
 
             if ($this->isRateLimitError($e)) {
                 $this->applyRateLimitBackoff($connection, $e);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/OpenBanking/SyncRetryAndLoggingTest.php b/tests/Feature/OpenBanking/SyncRetryAndLoggingTest.php
index 9bdd9991..22c28fc0 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/OpenBanking/SyncRetryAndLoggingTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/OpenBanking/SyncRetryAndLoggingTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use GuzzleHttp\Psr7\Response;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Job;
 use Illuminate\Http\Client\RequestException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Mail;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
 
@@ -109,6 +110,86 @@ test('temporary error on final attempt sets error status and increments consecut
     expect($connection->consecutive_sync_failures)->toBe(1);
 });
 
+test('temporary error on non-final attempt is not logged', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->onboarded()->create();
+    $connection = BankingConnection::factory()->create([
+        'user_id' => $user->id,
+        'last_synced_at' => now()->subDay(),
+    ]);
+    Account::factory()->connected()->create([
+        'user_id' => $user->id,
+        'banking_connection_id' => $connection->id,
+        'external_account_id' => 'ext-123',
+    ]);
+
+    $transactionSync = Mockery::mock(TransactionSyncService::class);
+    $transactionSync->shouldReceive('sync')->andThrow(
+        new RequestException(
+            new Illuminate\Http\Client\Response(new Response(500))
+        )
+    );
+
+    $balanceSync = Mockery::mock(BalanceSyncService::class);
+
+    Log::spy();
+
+    // Attempt 1 of 3: the retry will recover, so nothing should be reported yet.
+    $job = new SyncBankingConnectionJob($connection);
+    $job->job = Mockery::mock(Job::class);
+    $job->job->shouldReceive('attempts')->andReturn(1);
+    $job->job->shouldReceive('isReleased')->andReturn(false);
+    $job->job->shouldReceive('isDeletedOrReleased')->andReturn(false);
+    $job->job->shouldReceive('hasFailed')->andReturn(false);
+
+    try {
+        runSync($job, $transactionSync, $balanceSync);
+    } catch (RequestException) {
+        // Expected: rethrown so the queue retries it.
+    }
+
+    Log::shouldNotHaveReceived('log');
+});
+
+test('temporary error on final attempt is logged', function () {
+    $user = User::factory()->onboarded()->create();
+    $connection = BankingConnection::factory()->create([
+        'user_id' => $user->id,
+        'last_synced_at' => now()->subDay(),
+    ]);
+    Account::factory()->connected()->create([
+        'user_id' => $user->id,
+        'banking_connection_id' => $connection->id,
+        'external_account_id' => 'ext-123',
+    ]);
+
+    $transactionSync = Mockery::mock(TransactionSyncService::class);
+    $transactionSync->shouldReceive('sync')->andThrow(
+        new RequestException(
+            new Illuminate\Http\Client\Response(new Response(500))
+        )
+    );
+
+    $balanceSync = Mockery::mock(BalanceSyncService::class);
+
+    Log::spy();
+
+    // Final attempt (3 of 3): the connection gives up, so it must be reported.
+    $job = new SyncBankingConnectionJob($connection);
+    $job->job = Mockery::mock(Job::class);
+    $job->job->shouldReceive('attempts')->andReturn(3);
+    $job->job->shouldReceive('isReleased')->andReturn(false);
+    $job->job->shouldReceive('isDeletedOrReleased')->andReturn(false);
+    $job->job->shouldReceive('hasFailed')->andReturn(false);
+
+    try {
+        runSync($job, $transactionSync, $balanceSync);
+    } catch (RequestException) {
+        // Expected
+    }
+
+    Log::shouldHaveReceived('log')->with('error', 'Banking sync failed', Mockery::any())->once();
+});
+
 test('transient banking provider error on final attempt uses retry later message', function () {
     $user = User::factory()->onboarded()->create();
     $connection = BankingConnection::factory()->create([