diff --git a/redis_timers/timers.py b/redis_timers/timers.py
index 35ec1e9..2533bfa 100644
--- a/redis_timers/timers.py
+++ b/redis_timers/timers.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import pydantic
 from redis import asyncio as aioredis
+from redis.asyncio import Redis
 from redis.exceptions import LockError
 
 from redis_timers import settings
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class Timers:
     def __init__(
         self,
         *,
-        redis_client: "aioredis.Redis[str]",
+        redis_client: Redis,  # type: ignore[type-arg]
         context: dict[str, typing.Any],
         routers: list[Router] | None = None,
     ) -> None:
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ async def _handle_one_timer(self, timer_key: str) -> None:
 
         raw_payload = await self.redis_client.hget(settings.TIMERS_PAYLOADS_KEY, timer_key)
         if not raw_payload:
-            logger.error(f"No payload found, {timer_key=}")
+            logger.debug(f"No payload found, seems like it was removed {timer_key=}")
             return
 
         try:
diff --git a/tests/test_timers.py b/tests/test_timers.py
index 5dbc4dd..e740f91 100644
--- a/tests/test_timers.py
+++ b/tests/test_timers.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ async def test_handle_ready_timer_no_handler(timers_instance: Timers, caplog: py
 
 
 async def test_handle_ready_timer_no_payload(timers_instance: Timers, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture) -> None:
-    caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
+    caplog.set_level(logging.DEBUG)
     payload = SomePayloadModel(message="ready_timer", count=42)
     await timers_instance.set_timer(
         topic="some_topic",