diff --git a/src/dpy_cache/dpy_cache.py b/src/dpy_cache/dpy_cache.py
index 9f41f0f..6b04d94 100644
--- a/src/dpy_cache/dpy_cache.py
+++ b/src/dpy_cache/dpy_cache.py
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ class DPYCache:
             try:
                 message = await self._channel.send(content=content, files=discord_files)
             except discord.HTTPException:
-                log.error("dpy_cache: send of %d file(s) to the storage channel failed", len(group))
+                # raise XOR log: HTTPException propagates unwrapped (the documented contract),
+                # so the exception carries the failure to the caller - no error log here.
                 raise
 
             attachments = list(message.attachments)