diff --git a/src/batch/src/worker_manager/worker_node_manager.rs b/src/batch/src/worker_manager/worker_node_manager.rs
index 80cd2806f2b6..5911211b8ad7 100644
--- a/src/batch/src/worker_manager/worker_node_manager.rs
+++ b/src/batch/src/worker_manager/worker_node_manager.rs
@@ -222,10 +222,7 @@ impl WorkerNodeManager {
                 // Do nothing for placeholder fragment.
             }
             None => {
-                panic!(
-                    "Streaming vnode mapping not found for fragment_id: {}",
-                    fragment_id
-                )
+                tracing::warn!(fragment_id, "Streaming vnode mapping not found");
             }
         };
     }