diff --git a/changelog.d/fixed-14478.md b/changelog.d/fixed-14478.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95e0bca2f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixed-14478.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- A relay resuming a task the hub holds no lease for (e.g. after a hub restart or lease expiry) is still told to re-ready, but the rejection is no longer logged as a repeated warning ([#14478](https://github.com/hivecommons/hive/issues/14478)).
diff --git a/src/pkg/dashboard/contribute_ws.go b/src/pkg/dashboard/contribute_ws.go
index ac0a16d475..5690de07ae 100644
--- a/src/pkg/dashboard/contribute_ws.go
+++ b/src/pkg/dashboard/contribute_ws.go
@@ -3552,7 +3552,9 @@ func (s *wsSession) handleTaskProgress(msg WSMessage) {
 			lease := h.lookupLease(identity, msg.TaskID, canonRepo, msg.Number, msg.TaskGen, time.Now())
 			if lease == nil {
 				rejectStage := h.leaseStageForDecision(identity, msg.TaskID)
-				h.logger.Warn("[contribute-ws] task_progress resume rejected: no matching server-issued lease",
+				// Expected outcome after a hub restart or lease expiry: the relay is told to
+				// re-ready via task_revoke below, so this is not an error.
+				h.logger.Info("[contribute-ws] task_progress resume rejected: no matching server-issued lease",
 					"username", s.contributor.profile.GitHubUsername,
 					"task", msg.TaskID,
 					"repo", canonRepo,