diff --git a/zuul/ansible/base/callback/zuul_stream.py b/zuul/ansible/base/callback/zuul_stream.py
index aa60d3b678..be407c03d0 100644
--- a/zuul/ansible/base/callback/zuul_stream.py
+++ b/zuul/ansible/base/callback/zuul_stream.py
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ class CallbackModule(default.CallbackModule):
     def _read_log(self, host, ip, port, log_id, task_name, hosts):
         self._log("[%s] Starting to log %s for task %s"
                   % (host, log_id, task_name), job=False, executor=True)
+        logger_retries = 0
         while True:
             try:
                 s = socket.create_connection((ip, port), 5)
@@ -152,8 +153,10 @@ class CallbackModule(default.CallbackModule):
                     % (ip, port))
                 return
             except Exception:
-                self._log("[%s] Waiting on logger" % host,
-                          executor=True, debug=True)
+                if logger_retries % 10 == 0:
+                    self._log("[%s] Waiting on logger" % host,
+                              executor=True, debug=True)
+                logger_retries += 1
                 time.sleep(0.1)
                 continue
             msg = "%s\n" % log_id