diff --git a/.changeset/fast-lands-sniff.md b/.changeset/fast-lands-sniff.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1f3b51fb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fast-lands-sniff.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@workflow/cli": patch
+---
+
+Update log message when PORT not set, and make less prominent
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/inspect/env.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/inspect/env.ts
index 9cfab68f24..2ece8689e6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/inspect/env.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/inspect/env.ts
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ export const inferLocalWorldEnvVars = async () => {
   }
 
   if (!envVars.PORT) {
-    logger.warn(
-      'PORT environment variable is not set, using default port 3000'
+    logger.debug(
+      'Trying to connect to queue on default port 3000, set PORT environment variable to override.'
     );
     envVars.PORT = '3000';
     writeEnvVars(envVars);