diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/ReactiveCqlTemplate.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/ReactiveCqlTemplate.java
index 9cfa85706..7a4142e92 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/ReactiveCqlTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/core/cql/ReactiveCqlTemplate.java
@@ -469,7 +469,9 @@ public class ReactiveCqlTemplate extends ReactiveCassandraAccessor implements Re
 
 		return createFlux(session -> {
 
-			logger.debug(String.format("Preparing statement [%s] using %s", toCql(psc), psc));
+			if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
+				logger.debug(String.format("Preparing statement [%s] using %s", toCql(psc), psc));
+			}
 
 			return psc.createPreparedStatement(session).flatMapMany(ps -> action.doInPreparedStatement(session, ps));
 		}).onErrorMap(translateException("ReactivePreparedStatementCallback", toCql(psc)));