diff --git a/handlers/checks.go b/handlers/checks.go
index ec2df20..b386d08 100644
--- a/handlers/checks.go
+++ b/handlers/checks.go
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gojp/goreportcard/download"
 )
 
+type notFoundError struct {
+	repo string
+}
+
+func (n notFoundError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%q not found in cache", n.repo)
+}
+
 func dirName(repo string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("_repos/src/%s", repo)
 }
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ func getFromCache(repo string) (checksResp, error) {
 		}
 		cached := b.Get([]byte(repo))
 		if cached == nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%q not found in cache", repo)
+			return notFoundError{repo}
 		}
 
 		err = json.Unmarshal(cached, &resp)
diff --git a/handlers/report.go b/handlers/report.go
index b9e17fc..272411e 100644
--- a/handlers/report.go
+++ b/handlers/report.go
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ func ReportHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, repo string, dev bool
 	resp, err := getFromCache(repo)
 	needToLoad := false
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Println("ERROR ReportHandler:", err) // log error, but continue
+		switch err.(type) {
+		case notFoundError:
+			// don't bother logging - we already log in getFromCache. continue
+		default:
+			log.Println("ERROR ReportHandler:", err) // log error, but continue
+		}
 		needToLoad = true
 	}