diff --git a/metricflow/sql/optimizer/column_pruner.py b/metricflow/sql/optimizer/column_pruner.py
index 696888a45..f4a70cd1f 100644
--- a/metricflow/sql/optimizer/column_pruner.py
+++ b/metricflow/sql/optimizer/column_pruner.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def optimize(self, node: SqlQueryPlanNode) -> SqlQueryPlanNode:  # noqa: D102
 
         # Can't prune without knowing the structure of the query.
         if required_select_columns is None:
-            logger.debug(
+            logger.error(
                 LazyFormat(
                     "The columns required at this node can't be determined, so skipping column pruning",
                     node=node.structure_text(),