diff --git a/flow/activities/flowable_core.go b/flow/activities/flowable_core.go
index 66040396ce..db04efea30 100644
--- a/flow/activities/flowable_core.go
+++ b/flow/activities/flowable_core.go
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ func waitForCdcCache[TPull connectors.CDCPullConnectorCore](ctx context.Context,
 	var none TPull
 	logger := activity.GetLogger(ctx)
 	attempt := 0
+	waitInterval := time.Second
+	// try for 5 minutes, once per second
+	// after that, try indefinitely every minute
 	for {
 		a.CdcCacheRw.RLock()
 		entry, ok := a.CdcCache[sessionID]
@@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ func waitForCdcCache[TPull connectors.CDCPullConnectorCore](ctx context.Context,
 			}
 			return none, fmt.Errorf("expected %s, cache held %T", reflect.TypeFor[TPull]().Name(), entry.connector)
 		}
-		activity.RecordHeartbeat(ctx, "wait another second for source connector")
+		activity.RecordHeartbeat(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("wait %s for source connector", waitInterval))
 		attempt += 1
 		if attempt > 2 {
 			logger.Info("waiting on source connector setup",
@@ -72,7 +75,12 @@ func waitForCdcCache[TPull connectors.CDCPullConnectorCore](ctx context.Context,
 		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
 			return none, err
 		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		time.Sleep(waitInterval)
+		if attempt == 300 {
+			logger.Info("source connector not setup in time, transition to slow wait",
+				slog.String("sessionID", sessionID))
+			waitInterval = time.Minute
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go b/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
index 91eaf3eba7..a355cfa00e 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/postgres/cdc.go
@@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ type PostgresCDCSource struct {
 	childToParentRelIDMapping map[uint32]uint32
 
 	// for storing schema delta audit logs to catalog
-	catalogPool *pgxpool.Pool
-	flowJobName string
+	catalogPool                  *pgxpool.Pool
+	hushWarnUnhandledMessageType map[pglogrepl.MessageType]struct{}
+	flowJobName                  string
 }
 
 type PostgresCDCConfig struct {
@@ -59,18 +60,19 @@ type PostgresCDCConfig struct {
 // Create a new PostgresCDCSource
 func (c *PostgresConnector) NewPostgresCDCSource(cdcConfig *PostgresCDCConfig) *PostgresCDCSource {
 	return &PostgresCDCSource{
-		PostgresConnector:         c,
-		srcTableIDNameMapping:     cdcConfig.SrcTableIDNameMapping,
-		tableNameMapping:          cdcConfig.TableNameMapping,
-		tableNameSchemaMapping:    cdcConfig.TableNameSchemaMapping,
-		relationMessageMapping:    cdcConfig.RelationMessageMapping,
-		slot:                      cdcConfig.Slot,
-		publication:               cdcConfig.Publication,
-		childToParentRelIDMapping: cdcConfig.ChildToParentRelIDMap,
-		typeMap:                   pgtype.NewMap(),
-		commitLock:                nil,
-		catalogPool:               cdcConfig.CatalogPool,
-		flowJobName:               cdcConfig.FlowJobName,
+		PostgresConnector:            c,
+		srcTableIDNameMapping:        cdcConfig.SrcTableIDNameMapping,
+		tableNameMapping:             cdcConfig.TableNameMapping,
+		tableNameSchemaMapping:       cdcConfig.TableNameSchemaMapping,
+		relationMessageMapping:       cdcConfig.RelationMessageMapping,
+		slot:                         cdcConfig.Slot,
+		publication:                  cdcConfig.Publication,
+		childToParentRelIDMapping:    cdcConfig.ChildToParentRelIDMap,
+		typeMap:                      pgtype.NewMap(),
+		commitLock:                   nil,
+		catalogPool:                  cdcConfig.CatalogPool,
+		flowJobName:                  cdcConfig.FlowJobName,
+		hushWarnUnhandledMessageType: make(map[pglogrepl.MessageType]struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -678,7 +680,10 @@ func processMessage[Items model.Items](
 		}, nil
 
 	default:
-		logger.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("%T not supported", msg))
+		if _, ok := p.hushWarnUnhandledMessageType[msg.Type()]; !ok {
+			logger.Warn(fmt.Sprintf("Unhandled message type: %T", msg))
+			p.hushWarnUnhandledMessageType[msg.Type()] = struct{}{}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil, nil