diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ActiveWorkflowManager.ts b/packages/cli/src/ActiveWorkflowManager.ts
index 5e0bd66ed9..1d5050e4d1 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ActiveWorkflowManager.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ActiveWorkflowManager.ts
@@ -537,7 +537,9 @@ export class ActiveWorkflowManager {
 			const dbWorkflow = existingWorkflow ?? (await this.workflowRepository.findById(workflowId));
 
 			if (!dbWorkflow) {
-				throw new WorkflowActivationError(`Failed to find workflow with ID "${workflowId}"`);
+				throw new WorkflowActivationError(`Failed to find workflow with ID "${workflowId}"`, {
+					level: 'warning',
+				});
 			}
 
 			if (shouldDisplayActivationMessage) {
@@ -564,6 +566,7 @@ export class ActiveWorkflowManager {
 			if (!canBeActivated) {
 				throw new WorkflowActivationError(
 					`Workflow ${dbWorkflow.display()} has no node to start the workflow - at least one trigger, poller or webhook node is required`,
+					{ level: 'warning' },
 				);
 			}
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/ActiveWorkflows.ts b/packages/core/src/ActiveWorkflows.ts
index cda49404f7..fb64f0fef7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/ActiveWorkflows.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/ActiveWorkflows.ts
@@ -92,13 +92,7 @@ export class ActiveWorkflows {
 
 				throw new WorkflowActivationError(
 					`There was a problem activating the workflow: "${error.message}"`,
-					{
-						cause: error,
-						node: triggerNode,
-						level: ['ETIMEDOUT', 'ECONNREFUSED'].some((code) => error.message.includes(code))
-							? 'warning'
-							: 'error',
-					},
+					{ cause: error, node: triggerNode },
 				);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/packages/workflow/src/errors/workflow-activation.error.ts b/packages/workflow/src/errors/workflow-activation.error.ts
index 16e68effda..b1816ba861 100644
--- a/packages/workflow/src/errors/workflow-activation.error.ts
+++ b/packages/workflow/src/errors/workflow-activation.error.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ export class WorkflowActivationError extends ExecutionBaseError {
 		this.node = node;
 		this.workflowId = workflowId;
 		this.message = message;
-		if (level) this.level = level;
+		this.setLevel(level);
+	}
+
+	private setLevel(level?: ApplicationError['level']) {
+		if (level) {
+			this.level = level;
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (['ETIMEDOUT', 'ECONNREFUSED', 'EAUTH'].some((code) => this.message.includes(code))) {
+			this.level = 'warning';
+			return;
+		}
+
+		this.level = 'error';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/workflow/test/errors/workflow-activation.error.test.ts b/packages/workflow/test/errors/workflow-activation.error.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19aaca6de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/workflow/test/errors/workflow-activation.error.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { WorkflowActivationError } from '@/index';
+
+describe('WorkflowActivationError', () => {
+	it('should default to `error` level', () => {
+		const error = new WorkflowActivationError('message');
+		expect(error.level).toBe('error');
+	});
+
+	const cause = new Error('Some error message');
+
+	it('should set `level` based on arg', () => {
+		const firstError = new WorkflowActivationError('message', { level: 'warning', cause });
+
+		expect(firstError.level).toBe('warning');
+
+		const secondError = new WorkflowActivationError('message', { level: 'error', cause });
+
+		expect(secondError.level).toBe('error');
+	});
+
+	test.each(['ETIMEDOUT', 'ECONNREFUSED', 'EAUTH'])(
+		'should set `level` to `warning` for %s',
+		(code) => {
+			const error = new WorkflowActivationError(code, { cause });
+
+			expect(error.level).toBe('warning');
+		},
+	);
+});