diff --git a/.changeset/stale-dragons-invite.md b/.changeset/stale-dragons-invite.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a967daecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stale-dragons-invite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Improve the logging of assets for adapters that do not support image optimization
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/integrations/astroFeaturesValidation.ts b/packages/astro/src/integrations/astroFeaturesValidation.ts
index 7f40479f3..3231b1577 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/integrations/astroFeaturesValidation.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/integrations/astroFeaturesValidation.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function validateAssetsFeature(
 		isSquooshCompatible = false,
 	} = assets;
 	if (config?.image?.service?.entrypoint === SHARP_SERVICE && !isSharpCompatible) {
-		logger.error(
+		logger.warn(
 			'astro',
 			`The currently selected adapter \`${adapterName}\` is not compatible with the image service "Sharp".`
 		);
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function validateAssetsFeature(
 	}
 
 	if (config?.image?.service?.entrypoint === SQUOOSH_SERVICE && !isSquooshCompatible) {
-		logger.error(
+		logger.warn(
 			'astro',
 			`The currently selected adapter \`${adapterName}\` is not compatible with the image service "Squoosh".`
 		);
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/integrations/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/integrations/index.ts
index 92f277872..c5c92a4e4 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/integrations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/integrations/index.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ export async function runHookConfigDone({
 								logger
 							);
 							for (const [featureName, supported] of Object.entries(validationResult)) {
-								if (!supported) {
+								// If `supported` / `validationResult[featureName]` only allows boolean,
+								// in theory 'assets' false, doesn't mean that the feature is not supported, but rather that the chosen image service is unsupported
+								// in this case we should not show an error, that the featrue is not supported
+								// if we would refactor the validation to support more than boolean, we could still be able to differentiate between the two cases
+								if (!supported && featureName !== 'assets') {
 									logger.error(
 										'astro',
 										`The adapter ${adapter.name} doesn't support the feature ${featureName}. Your project won't be built. You should not use it.`
@@ -229,9 +233,9 @@ export async function runHookConfigDone({
 								}
 							}
 							if (!validationResult.assets) {
-								logger.info(
+								logger.warn(
 									'astro',
-									`The selected adapter ${adapter.name} does not support Sharp or Squoosh for image processing. To ensure your project is still able to build, image processing has been disabled.`
+									`The selected adapter ${adapter.name} does not support image optimization. To allow your project to build with the original, unoptimized images, the image service has been automatically switched to the 'noop' option. See https://docs.astro.build/en/reference/configuration-reference/#imageservice`
 								);
 								settings.config.image.service = {
 									entrypoint: 'astro/assets/services/noop',