diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
index f6001796eb..c3c0ba7ce6 100644
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -2889,8 +2889,7 @@ void PeerLogicValidation::ProcessMessage(
     }
 
     if (!pfrom.fSuccessfullyConnected) {
-        // Must have a verack message before anything else
-        Misbehaving(pfrom.GetId(), 1, "non-verack message before version handshake");
+        LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Unsupported message \"%s\" prior to verack from peer=%d\n", SanitizeString(msg_type), pfrom.GetId());
         return;
     }