diff --git a/src/requests.rs b/src/requests.rs
index 74ccb95..b55da16 100644
--- a/src/requests.rs
+++ b/src/requests.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 use crate::error::{Error, ErrorKind};
 use activitystreams::iri_string::types::IriString;
-use actix_web::{http::header::Date, web::Bytes};
+use actix_web::{
+    http::{header::Date, StatusCode},
+    web::Bytes,
+};
 use awc::Client;
 use dashmap::DashMap;
 use http_signature_normalization_actix::prelude::*;
@@ -392,16 +395,19 @@ impl Requests {
         self.reset_err();
 
         if !res.status().is_success() {
-            if let Ok(bytes) = res.body().await {
-                if let Ok(s) = String::from_utf8(bytes.as_ref().to_vec()) {
-                    if !s.is_empty() {
-                        debug!("Response from {}, {}", inbox.as_str(), s);
+            // Bad Request means the server didn't understand our activity - that's fine
+            if res.status() != StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST {
+                if let Ok(bytes) = res.body().await {
+                    if let Ok(s) = String::from_utf8(bytes.as_ref().to_vec()) {
+                        if !s.is_empty() {
+                            warn!("Response from {}, {}", inbox.as_str(), s);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
-            }
 
-            self.breakers.fail(&inbox);
-            return Err(ErrorKind::Status(inbox.to_string(), res.status()).into());
+                self.breakers.fail(&inbox);
+                return Err(ErrorKind::Status(inbox.to_string(), res.status()).into());
+            }
         }
 
         self.breakers.succeed(&inbox);