diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit-napi/src/actor_factory.rs b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit-napi/src/actor_factory.rs
index df67d6044b..97a2404c0d 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit-napi/src/actor_factory.rs
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit-napi/src/actor_factory.rs
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ fn parse_bridge_rivet_error(reason: &str) -> Option<anyhow::Error> {
 			return None;
 		}
 	};
-	tracing::warn!(
+	tracing::debug!(
 		group = %payload.group.as_str(),
 		code = %payload.code.as_str(),
 		message = %payload.message.as_str(),
diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/index.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/index.ts
index 96e2e73c7c..2080ab14b0 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/index.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/index.ts
@@ -118,11 +118,16 @@ export class Registry<A extends RegistryActors> {
 		}
 
 		const cancelToken = runtime.createCancellationToken();
+		// Metadata polls are synchronous GETs that complete immediately.
+		// Skip abort listener wiring to avoid per-poll event listener churn.
+		const needsAbortListener = !isMetadataRequest || isEngineMetadataRequest;
 		const abort = () => runtime.cancelCancellationToken(cancelToken);
-		if (request.signal.aborted) {
-			abort();
-		} else {
-			request.signal.addEventListener("abort", abort, { once: true });
+		if (needsAbortListener) {
+			if (request.signal.aborted) {
+				abort();
+			} else {
+				request.signal.addEventListener("abort", abort, { once: true });
+			}
 		}
 
 		const requestBody = await request.arrayBuffer();
diff --git a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/native.ts b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/native.ts
index e64321b38e..7726c5cf4b 100644
--- a/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/native.ts
+++ b/rivetkit-typescript/packages/rivetkit/src/registry/native.ts
@@ -2814,10 +2814,24 @@ export class ActorContextHandleAdapter {
 		let registered = false;
 		const trackedPromise = Promise.resolve(promise)
 			.catch((error) => {
-				logger().warn({
-					msg: "keepAwake promise rejected",
-					error: stringifyError(error),
-				});
+				// Queue timeouts and actor aborts are expected during graceful
+				// shutdown or normal polling loops. Only warn on unexpected errors.
+				const isBenign =
+					isRivetErrorLike(error) &&
+					((error.group === "queue" && error.code === "timed_out") ||
+						(error.group === "actor" && error.code === "aborted"));
+				if (isBenign) {
+					logger().debug({
+						msg: "keepAwake promise rejected (benign)",
+						group: error.group,
+						code: error.code,
+					});
+				} else {
+					logger().warn({
+						msg: "keepAwake promise rejected",
+						error: stringifyError(error),
+					});
+				}
 			})
 			.finally(async () => {
 				if (!registered) {