diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java
index 041bedc3c5751..ec12a971e445a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/content/SyncManager.java
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ public class SyncManager {
     private static final String HANDLE_SYNC_ALARM_WAKE_LOCK = "SyncManagerHandleSyncAlarm";
     private static final String SYNC_LOOP_WAKE_LOCK = "SyncLoopWakeLock";
 
+    private static final boolean USE_WTF_FOR_ACCOUNT_ERROR = false;
 
     private static final int SYNC_OP_STATE_VALID = 0;
     // "1" used to include errors 3, 4 and 5 but now it's split up.
@@ -3446,7 +3447,7 @@ public class SyncManager {
                 if (isLoggable) {
                     Slog.v(TAG, "    Dropping sync operation: account doesn't exist.");
                 }
-                Slog.wtf(TAG, "SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID: account doesn't exist.");
+                logAccountError("SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID: account doesn't exist.");
                 return SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID_NO_ACCOUNT;
             }
             // Drop this sync request if it isn't syncable.
@@ -3456,14 +3457,14 @@ public class SyncManager {
                     Slog.v(TAG, "    Dropping sync operation: "
                             + "isSyncable == SYNCABLE_NO_ACCOUNT_ACCESS");
                 }
-                Slog.wtf(TAG, "SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID_NO_ACCOUNT_ACCESS");
+                logAccountError("SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID_NO_ACCOUNT_ACCESS");
                 return SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID_NO_ACCOUNT_ACCESS;
             }
             if (state == AuthorityInfo.NOT_SYNCABLE) {
                 if (isLoggable) {
                     Slog.v(TAG, "    Dropping sync operation: isSyncable == NOT_SYNCABLE");
                 }
-                Slog.wtf(TAG, "SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID: NOT_SYNCABLE");
+                logAccountError("SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID: NOT_SYNCABLE");
                 return SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID_NOT_SYNCABLE;
             }
 
@@ -3482,12 +3483,20 @@ public class SyncManager {
                 if (isLoggable) {
                     Slog.v(TAG, "    Dropping sync operation: disallowed by settings/network.");
                 }
-                Slog.wtf(TAG, "SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID: disallowed by settings/network");
+                logAccountError("SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID: disallowed by settings/network");
                 return SYNC_OP_STATE_INVALID_SYNC_DISABLED;
             }
             return SYNC_OP_STATE_VALID;
         }
 
+        private void logAccountError(String message) {
+            if (USE_WTF_FOR_ACCOUNT_ERROR) {
+                Slog.wtf(TAG, message);
+            } else {
+                Slog.e(TAG, message);
+            }
+        }
+
         private boolean dispatchSyncOperation(SyncOperation op) {
             if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
                 Slog.v(TAG, "dispatchSyncOperation: we are going to sync " + op);