diff --git a/pelican/generators.py b/pelican/generators.py
index c5a98086..f84545b8 100644
--- a/pelican/generators.py
+++ b/pelican/generators.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from jinja2 import (BaseLoader, ChoiceLoader, Environment, FileSystemLoader,
 from pelican.cache import FileStampDataCacher
 from pelican.contents import Article, Page, Static
 from pelican.plugins import signals
-from pelican.readers import Readers
+from pelican.readers import PelicanFileSkipped, Readers
 from pelican.utils import (DateFormatter, copy, mkdir_p, order_content,
                            posixize_path, process_translations)
 
@@ -621,9 +621,12 @@ class ArticlesGenerator(CachingGenerator):
                         context_signal=signals.article_generator_context,
                         context_sender=self)
                 except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(
-                        'Could not process %s\n%s', f, e,
-                        exc_info=self.settings.get('DEBUG', False))
+                    if isinstance(e, PelicanFileSkipped):
+                        logger.debug('Skipping %s', f)
+                    else:
+                        logger.error(
+                            'Could not process %s\n%s', f, e,
+                            exc_info=self.settings.get('DEBUG', False))
                     self._add_failed_source_path(f)
                     continue
 
@@ -726,9 +729,12 @@ class PagesGenerator(CachingGenerator):
                         context_signal=signals.page_generator_context,
                         context_sender=self)
                 except Exception as e:
-                    logger.error(
-                        'Could not process %s\n%s', f, e,
-                        exc_info=self.settings.get('DEBUG', False))
+                    if isinstance(e, PelicanFileSkipped):
+                        logger.debug('Skipping %s', f)
+                    else:
+                        logger.error(
+                            'Could not process %s\n%s', f, e,
+                            exc_info=self.settings.get('DEBUG', False))
                     self._add_failed_source_path(f)
                     continue
 
@@ -817,9 +823,12 @@ class StaticGenerator(Generator):
                     context_signal=signals.static_generator_context,
                     context_sender=self)
             except Exception as e:
-                logger.error(
-                    'Could not process %s\n%s', f, e,
-                    exc_info=self.settings.get('DEBUG', False))
+                if isinstance(e, PelicanFileSkipped):
+                    logger.debug('Skipping %s', f)
+                else:
+                    logger.error(
+                        'Could not process %s\n%s', f, e,
+                        exc_info=self.settings.get('DEBUG', False))
                 self._add_failed_source_path(f, static=True)
                 continue
 
diff --git a/pelican/readers.py b/pelican/readers.py
index ed2d2660..659ecfce 100644
--- a/pelican/readers.py
+++ b/pelican/readers.py
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ METADATA_PROCESSORS = {
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+class PelicanFileSkipped(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
 def ensure_metadata_list(text):
     """Canonicalize the format of a list of authors or tags.  This works
        the same way as Docutils' "authors" field: if it's already a list,
@@ -538,7 +542,7 @@ class Readers(FileStampDataCacher):
         path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(base_path, path))
         source_path = posixize_path(os.path.relpath(path, base_path))
         if 'READ_SELECTED' in self.settings and self.settings['READ_SELECTED'] not in source_path:
-            raise ValueError(f"Skipping {source_path}")
+            raise PelicanFileSkipped(source_path)
         logger.debug(
             'Read file %s -> %s',
             source_path, content_class.__name__)