diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginequtescheme.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginequtescheme.py
index 1db5d5e3d..68ffa019d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginequtescheme.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginequtescheme.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class QuteSchemeHandler(QWebEngineUrlSchemeHandler):
                     QWebEngineUrlRequestJob.RequestFailed,
             }
             exctype = type(e)
-            log.misc.exception("{} while handling qute://* URL".format(
+            log.misc.error("{} while handling qute://* URL".format(
                 exctype.__name__))
             job.fail(errors[exctype])
         except qutescheme.Redirect as e:
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/network/webkitqutescheme.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/network/webkitqutescheme.py
index 319f96df2..c05097b79 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/network/webkitqutescheme.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/network/webkitqutescheme.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def handler(request, operation, current_url):
                 QNetworkReply.InternalServerError,
         }
         exctype = type(e)
-        log.misc.exception("{} while handling qute://* URL".format(
+        log.misc.error("{} while handling qute://* URL".format(
             exctype.__name__))
         return networkreply.ErrorNetworkReply(request, str(e), errors[exctype])
     except qutescheme.Redirect as e: