diff --git a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
index 9219cc47444..3e71840750f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.asciidoc
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v6.0.0-beta2...master[Check the HEAD di
 - Move TCP UDP start up into `server.Start()` {pull}4903[4903]
 - Changed the hashbang used in the beat helper script from `/bin/bash` to `/usr/bin/env bash`. {pull}5051[5051]
 - Changed beat helper script to use `exec` when running the beat. {pull}5051[5051]
+- Fix reloader error message to only print on actual error {pull}5066[5066]
 
 *Auditbeat*
 
diff --git a/libbeat/cfgfile/reload.go b/libbeat/cfgfile/reload.go
index 83ffa75ed29..674b5195129 100644
--- a/libbeat/cfgfile/reload.go
+++ b/libbeat/cfgfile/reload.go
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ func (rl *Reloader) Run(runnerFactory RunnerFactory) {
 					if runner != nil && rl.registry.Has(runner.ID()) {
 						debugf("Remove module from stoplist: %v", runner.ID())
 						delete(stopList, runner.ID())
+					} else {
+						logp.Err("Error creating module: %s", err)
 					}
-					logp.Err("Error creating module: %s", err)
 					continue
 				}