diff --git a/.changelog/21381.txt b/.changelog/21381.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69989f032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/21381.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+```release-note:bug
+dns: Fixes a spam log message "Failed to parse TTL for prepared query..."
+that was always being logged on each prepared query evaluation.
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/agent/discovery/query_fetcher_v1.go b/agent/discovery/query_fetcher_v1.go
index da76d744dd..31f74c0119 100644
--- a/agent/discovery/query_fetcher_v1.go
+++ b/agent/discovery/query_fetcher_v1.go
@@ -363,11 +363,12 @@ func (f *V1DataFetcher) FetchPreparedQuery(ctx Context, req *QueryPayload) ([]*R
 		if err == nil {
 			ttlSec := uint32(ttl / time.Second)
 			ttlOverride = &ttlSec
+		} else {
+			f.logger.Warn("Failed to parse TTL for prepared query , ignoring",
+				"ttl", out.DNS.TTL,
+				"prepared_query", req.Name,
+			)
 		}
-		f.logger.Warn("Failed to parse TTL for prepared query , ignoring",
-			"ttl", out.DNS.TTL,
-			"prepared_query", req.Name,
-		)
 	}
 
 	// If we have no nodes, return not found!