diff --git a/lib/puppet/ssl/ssl_provider.rb b/lib/puppet/ssl/ssl_provider.rb
index 8b2d7a71b0..0ec6b0d932 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/ssl/ssl_provider.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/ssl/ssl_provider.rb
@@ -97,12 +97,14 @@ def create_system_context(cacerts:, path: Puppet[:ssl_trust_store], include_clie
       cert_provider = Puppet::X509::CertProvider.new
       private_key = cert_provider.load_private_key(Puppet[:certname], required: false)
       unless private_key
-        Puppet.warning("Private key for '#{Puppet[:certname]}' does not exist")
+        msg = "Private key for '#{Puppet[:certname]}' does not exist"
+        Puppet.run_mode.name == :user ? Puppet.info(msg) : Puppet.warning(msg)
       end
 
       client_cert = cert_provider.load_client_cert(Puppet[:certname], required: false)
       unless client_cert
-        Puppet.warning("Client certificate for '#{Puppet[:certname]}' does not exist")
+        msg = "Client certificate for '#{Puppet[:certname]}' does not exist"
+        Puppet.run_mode.name == :user ? Puppet.info(msg) : Puppet.warning(msg)
       end
 
       if private_key && client_cert