diff --git a/rohmu/object_storage/s3.py b/rohmu/object_storage/s3.py
index 8d5f8400..ecdcb765 100644
--- a/rohmu/object_storage/s3.py
+++ b/rohmu/object_storage/s3.py
@@ -553,7 +553,8 @@ def check_or_create_bucket(self) -> None:
             if status_code == HTTPStatus.MOVED_PERMANENTLY:
                 raise InvalidConfigurationError(f"Wrong region for bucket {self.bucket_name}, check configuration")
             elif status_code == HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN:
-                self.log.warning("Access denied on bucket check, assuming write permissions")
+                # Access denied on bucket check, most likely due to missing s3:ListBucket, assuming write permissions
+                pass
             elif status_code in {HTTPStatus.BAD_REQUEST, HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND}:
                 create_bucket = True
             else: