diff --git a/homeassistant/components/shell_command/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/shell_command/__init__.py
index 0cc979a321f..36c3a5dbda5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/shell_command/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/shell_command/__init__.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
             async with async_timeout.timeout(COMMAND_TIMEOUT):
                 stdout_data, stderr_data = await process.communicate()
         except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-            _LOGGER.exception(
+            _LOGGER.error(
                 "Timed out running command: `%s`, after: %ss", cmd, COMMAND_TIMEOUT
             )
             if process: