diff --git a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAzure.py b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAzure.py
index 8a0bf91d6da..9d33c2edc73 100755
--- a/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAzure.py
+++ b/cloudinit/sources/DataSourceAzure.py
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ def count_files(mp):
 
 
 @azure_ds_telemetry_reporter
-def address_ephemeral_resize(devpath=RESOURCE_DISK_PATH, maxwait=120,
+def address_ephemeral_resize(devpath=RESOURCE_DISK_PATH, maxwait=5,
                              is_new_instance=False, preserve_ntfs=False):
     # wait for ephemeral disk to come up
     naplen = .2
@@ -1470,7 +1470,7 @@ def address_ephemeral_resize(devpath=RESOURCE_DISK_PATH, maxwait=120,
             report_diagnostic_event(
                 "ephemeral device '%s' did not appear after %d seconds." %
                 (devpath, maxwait),
-                logger_func=LOG.warning)
+                logger_func=LOG.debug)
             return
 
     result = False