diff --git a/krkn/cerberus/setup.py b/krkn/cerberus/setup.py
index cb9c8ab0..f29997d2 100644
--- a/krkn/cerberus/setup.py
+++ b/krkn/cerberus/setup.py
@@ -91,34 +91,34 @@ def get_status(start_time, end_time):
     return cerberus_status
 
 
-def publish_kraken_status( start_time, end_time):
+def publish_kraken_status(start_time, end_time):
     """
-    Publish kraken status to cerberus
+    Check cerberus health status after a scenario run and act on exit_on_failure.
     """
+    if not cerberus_enabled:
+        return
+
     cerberus_status = get_status(start_time, end_time)
     if not cerberus_status:
         if exit_on_failure:
-            logging.info(
-                "Cerberus status is not healthy and post action scenarios "
-                "are still failing, exiting kraken run"
+            logging.error(
+                "Cerberus reports cluster is NOT healthy, exiting kraken run"
             )
             sys.exit(1)
         else:
-            logging.info(
-                "Cerberus status is not healthy and post action scenarios "
-                "are still failing"
+            logging.warning(
+                "Cerberus reports cluster is NOT healthy"
             )
     else:
         if exit_on_failure:
-            logging.info(
-                "Cerberus status is healthy but post action scenarios "
-                "are still failing, exiting kraken run"
+            logging.warning(
+                "Cerberus reports cluster is healthy, "
+                "but exit_on_failure is set — exiting kraken run"
             )
             sys.exit(1)
         else:
             logging.info(
-                "Cerberus status is healthy but post action scenarios "
-                "are still failing"
+                "Cerberus reports cluster is healthy"
             )
 
 
diff --git a/krkn/rollback/config.py b/krkn/rollback/config.py
index c29eb0a0..f7b573de 100644
--- a/krkn/rollback/config.py
+++ b/krkn/rollback/config.py
@@ -221,14 +221,19 @@ class RollbackConfig(metaclass=SingletonMeta):
             return []
 
         rollback_context_directories = []
+        skipped_count = 0
         for dir in os.listdir(cls().versions_directory):
             if cls.is_rollback_context_directory_format(dir, run_uuid):
                 rollback_context_directories.append(dir)
             else:
-                logger.warning(f"Directory {dir} does not match expected pattern of <timestamp>-<run_uuid>")
+                skipped_count += 1
+                logger.debug(f"Directory {dir} does not match expected pattern of <timestamp>-<run_uuid>")
+
+        if skipped_count > 0:
+            logger.info(f"Skipped {skipped_count} non-matching entries in rollback versions directory")
 
         if not rollback_context_directories:
-            logger.warning(f"No rollback context directories found for run UUID {run_uuid}")
+            logger.debug(f"No rollback context directories found for run UUID {run_uuid}")
             return []
 
 
diff --git a/krkn/rollback/handler.py b/krkn/rollback/handler.py
index 8881978f..32756db0 100644
--- a/krkn/rollback/handler.py
+++ b/krkn/rollback/handler.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def execute_rollback_version_files(
     # Get the rollback versions directory
     version_files = RollbackConfig.search_rollback_version_files(run_uuid, scenario_type)
     if not version_files:
-        logger.warning(f"Skip execution for run_uuid={run_uuid or '*'}, scenario_type={scenario_type or '*'}")
+        logger.debug(f"Skip execution for run_uuid={run_uuid or '*'}, scenario_type={scenario_type or '*'}")
         return
 
     # Execute all version files in the directory
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ def cleanup_rollback_version_files(run_uuid: str, scenario_type: str):
     # Get the rollback versions directory
     version_files = RollbackConfig.search_rollback_version_files(run_uuid, scenario_type)
     if not version_files:
-        logger.warning(f"Skip cleanup for run_uuid={run_uuid}, scenario_type={scenario_type or '*'}")
+        logger.debug(f"Skip cleanup for run_uuid={run_uuid}, scenario_type={scenario_type or '*'}")
         return
 
     # Remove all version files in the directory
diff --git a/run_kraken.py b/run_kraken.py
index c0c59fe8..1c7b07e5 100644
--- a/run_kraken.py
+++ b/run_kraken.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def main(options, command: Optional[str], out: Optional[dict] = None) -> int:
         distribution = "kubernetes"
         if ocpcli.is_openshift():
             distribution = "openshift"
-        logging.info("Detected distribution %s" % (distribution))
+        logging.info("Detected cluster platform: %s" % (distribution))
 
         # find node kraken might be running on
         kubecli.find_kraken_node()
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ def main(options, command: Optional[str], out: Optional[dict] = None) -> int:
         # through OCP specific APIs
         if distribution == "openshift":
             logging.info(
-                "collecting OCP cluster metadata, this may take few minutes...."
+                "Collecting OCP cluster metadata (nodes, resources, network plugins)..."
             )
             telemetry_ocp.collect_cluster_metadata(chaos_telemetry)
         else:
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ def main(options, command: Optional[str], out: Optional[dict] = None) -> int:
             logging.info(f"Collected {len(error_logs)} error logs for telemetry")
             chaos_telemetry.error_logs = error_logs
         else:
-            logging.info("No error logs collected during chaos run")
+            logging.debug("No error logs collected during chaos run")
             chaos_telemetry.error_logs = []
         if resiliency_obj and hist_window is None:
             try:
diff --git a/tests/test_cerberus_setup.py b/tests/test_cerberus_setup.py
index 053d0bb7..2f94ae2f 100644
--- a/tests/test_cerberus_setup.py
+++ b/tests/test_cerberus_setup.py
@@ -160,9 +160,19 @@ class TestCerberusSetup(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(cm.exception.code, 1)
 
+    @patch('krkn.cerberus.setup.get_status')
+    def test_publish_kraken_status_cerberus_disabled_skips(self, mock_get_status):
+        """Test publish_kraken_status returns immediately when cerberus is disabled"""
+        cerberus_setup.cerberus_enabled = False
+
+        cerberus_setup.publish_kraken_status(0, 100)
+
+        mock_get_status.assert_not_called()
+
     @patch('krkn.cerberus.setup.get_status')
     def test_publish_kraken_status_healthy_exit_on_failure_false(self, mock_get_status):
         """Test publish_kraken_status when cluster is healthy and exit_on_failure is False"""
+        cerberus_setup.cerberus_enabled = True
         cerberus_setup.exit_on_failure = False
         mock_get_status.return_value = True
 
@@ -173,6 +183,7 @@ class TestCerberusSetup(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch('krkn.cerberus.setup.get_status')
     def test_publish_kraken_status_healthy_exit_on_failure_true(self, mock_get_status):
         """Test publish_kraken_status when cluster is healthy and exit_on_failure is True"""
+        cerberus_setup.cerberus_enabled = True
         cerberus_setup.exit_on_failure = True
         mock_get_status.return_value = True
 
@@ -185,6 +196,7 @@ class TestCerberusSetup(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch('krkn.cerberus.setup.get_status')
     def test_publish_kraken_status_unhealthy_exit_on_failure_false(self, mock_get_status):
         """Test publish_kraken_status when cluster is unhealthy and exit_on_failure is False"""
+        cerberus_setup.cerberus_enabled = True
         cerberus_setup.exit_on_failure = False
         mock_get_status.return_value = False
 
@@ -195,6 +207,7 @@ class TestCerberusSetup(unittest.TestCase):
     @patch('krkn.cerberus.setup.get_status')
     def test_publish_kraken_status_unhealthy_exit_on_failure_true(self, mock_get_status):
         """Test publish_kraken_status when cluster is unhealthy and exit_on_failure is True"""
+        cerberus_setup.cerberus_enabled = True
         cerberus_setup.exit_on_failure = True
         mock_get_status.return_value = False