diff --git a/src/openai/_base_client.py b/src/openai/_base_client.py
index 3fe669259f..7eb7852456 100644
--- a/src/openai/_base_client.py
+++ b/src/openai/_base_client.py
@@ -1060,9 +1060,9 @@ def _sleep_for_retry(
     ) -> None:
         remaining_retries = max_retries - retries_taken
         if remaining_retries == 1:
-            log.debug("1 retry left")
+            log.info("1 retry left")
         else:
-            log.debug("%i retries left", remaining_retries)
+            log.info("%i retries left", remaining_retries)
 
         timeout = self._calculate_retry_timeout(remaining_retries, options, response.headers if response else None)
         log.info("Retrying request to %s in %f seconds", options.url, timeout)
@@ -1607,9 +1607,9 @@ async def _sleep_for_retry(
     ) -> None:
         remaining_retries = max_retries - retries_taken
         if remaining_retries == 1:
-            log.debug("1 retry left")
+            log.info("1 retry left")
         else:
-            log.debug("%i retries left", remaining_retries)
+            log.info("%i retries left", remaining_retries)
 
         timeout = self._calculate_retry_timeout(remaining_retries, options, response.headers if response else None)
         log.info("Retrying request to %s in %f seconds", options.url, timeout)