diff --git a/src/dpy_appemojis/dpy_appemojis.py b/src/dpy_appemojis/dpy_appemojis.py
index b59d394..11e4fe8 100644
--- a/src/dpy_appemojis/dpy_appemojis.py
+++ b/src/dpy_appemojis/dpy_appemojis.py
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ class DPYAppEmojis:
             try:
                 emoji = await self._client.create_application_emoji(name=name, image=image)
             except discord.HTTPException:
-                log.error("dpy_appemojis: creating application emoji '%s' failed", name)
+                # raise XOR log: this re-raises, so the exception carries the failure to the
+                # caller (who decides fatal-vs-routine) - no error log here would double-report.
                 raise
             current[name] = emoji
             result.created.append(name)
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ class DPYAppEmojis:
                 try:
                     await emoji.delete()
                 except discord.HTTPException:
-                    log.error("dpy_appemojis: deleting application emoji '%s' failed", name)
+                    # raise XOR log: re-raises, so the exception is the signal - no log here.
                     raise
                 current.pop(name, None)
                 result.deleted.append(name)