diff --git a/pkg/controller/node/ipam/range_allocator.go b/pkg/controller/node/ipam/range_allocator.go
index 0f150a761a8..53c6f22fc90 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/node/ipam/range_allocator.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/node/ipam/range_allocator.go
@@ -233,8 +233,10 @@ func (r *rangeAllocator) updateCIDRAllocation(data nodeAndCIDR) error {
 			continue
 		}
 		if node.Spec.PodCIDR != "" {
-			glog.Errorf("Node %v already has allocated CIDR %v. Releasing assigned one if different.", node.Name, node.Spec.PodCIDR)
+			glog.V(4).Infof("Node %v already has allocated CIDR %v. Releasing assigned one if different.", node.Name, node.Spec.PodCIDR)
 			if node.Spec.PodCIDR != data.cidr.String() {
+				glog.Errorf("Node %q PodCIDR seems to have changed (original=%v, current=%v), releasing original and occupying new CIDR",
+					node.Name, node.Spec.PodCIDR, data.cidr.String())
 				if err := r.cidrs.Release(data.cidr); err != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("Error when releasing CIDR %v", data.cidr.String())
 				}