diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bfcae8d..0998b03 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 ext.moduleName = 'qupath.extension.omero'
-version = "0.1.0-rc3"
+version = "0.1.0-rc4"
 description = "QuPath extension to support image reading using OMERO APIs."
 ext.qupathVersion = gradle.ext.qupathVersion
 ext.qupathJavaVersion = 17
diff --git a/src/main/java/qupath/ext/omero/core/RequestSender.java b/src/main/java/qupath/ext/omero/core/RequestSender.java
index 5b3911b..241c7b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/qupath/ext/omero/core/RequestSender.java
+++ b/src/main/java/qupath/ext/omero/core/RequestSender.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ private RequestSender() {
      * @return whether the provided link is reachable
      */
     public static CompletableFuture<Boolean> isLinkReachableWithGet(URI uri) {
-        return getGETRequest(uri)
+        return getGETRequest(uri, false)
                 .map(RequestSender::isLinkReachable)
                 .orElse(CompletableFuture.completedFuture(false));
     }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public static CompletableFuture<Boolean> isLinkReachableWithOptions(URI uri) {
      * @return the raw HTTP response with in text format, or an empty Optional if the request failed
      */
     public static CompletableFuture<Optional<String>> get(URI uri) {
-        return getGETRequest(uri)
+        return getGETRequest(uri, true)
                 .map(RequestSender::request)
                 .orElse(CompletableFuture.completedFuture(Optional.empty()));
     }
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public static CompletableFuture<List<JsonElement>> getPaginated(URI uri) {
      * @return the HTTP response converted to an image, or an empty Optional if the request or the conversion failed
      */
     public static CompletableFuture<Optional<BufferedImage>> getImage(URI uri) {
-        var getRequest = getGETRequest(uri);
+        var getRequest = getGETRequest(uri, true);
         if (getRequest.isPresent()) {
             return httpClient
                     .sendAsync(getRequest.get(), HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofByteArray())
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ private static CompletableFuture<Optional<String>> request(HttpRequest request)
                 );
     }
 
-    private static Optional<HttpRequest> getGETRequest(URI uri) {
+    private static Optional<HttpRequest> getGETRequest(URI uri, boolean logIfError) {
         try {
             return Optional.ofNullable(HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                     .uri(uri)
@@ -361,7 +361,9 @@ private static Optional<HttpRequest> getGETRequest(URI uri) {
                     .timeout(Duration.of(REQUEST_TIMEOUT, SECONDS))
                     .build());
         } catch (Exception e) {
-            logger.error("Error when creating GET request", e);
+            if (logIfError) {
+                logger.error("Error when creating GET request", e);
+            }
             return Optional.empty();
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/qupath/ext/omero/core/imageserver/OmeroImageServerBuilder.java b/src/main/java/qupath/ext/omero/core/imageserver/OmeroImageServerBuilder.java
index 2ac676c..87c2d6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/qupath/ext/omero/core/imageserver/OmeroImageServerBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/qupath/ext/omero/core/imageserver/OmeroImageServerBuilder.java
@@ -94,10 +94,11 @@ private static Optional<WebClient> getClientAndCheckURIReachable(URI uri, String
                 if (client.getStatus().equals(WebClient.Status.SUCCESS)) {
                     return Optional.of(client);
                 } else {
-                    logger.error("Client creation failed");
+                    logger.debug("Client creation failed");
                     return Optional.empty();
                 }
             } else {
+                logger.debug(String.format("Link %s not reachable; OMERO can't open it", uri));
                 return Optional.empty();
             }
         } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {