diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_18to1_17_1/types/Chunk1_18Type.java b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_18to1_17_1/types/Chunk1_18Type.java
index d6c3df15e..5b54b09ed 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_18to1_17_1/types/Chunk1_18Type.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/viaversion/viaversion/protocols/protocol1_18to1_17_1/types/Chunk1_18Type.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public final class Chunk1_18Type extends Type<Chunk> {
                 sections[i] = sectionType.read(sectionsBuf);
             }
         } finally {
-            if (sectionsBuf.readableBytes() > 0) {
+            if (sectionsBuf.readableBytes() > 0 && Via.getManager().isDebug()) {
                 Via.getPlatform().getLogger().warning("Found " + sectionsBuf.readableBytes() + " more bytes than expected while reading the chunk: " + chunkX + "/" + chunkZ);
             }
             sectionsBuf.release();