diff --git a/airflow/bin/cli.py b/airflow/bin/cli.py
index dbab8b38d89e9..14928bbd4802b 100644
--- a/airflow/bin/cli.py
+++ b/airflow/bin/cli.py
@@ -488,6 +488,24 @@ def _run(args, dag, ti):
 
 @cli_utils.action_logging
 def run(args, dag=None):
+    # Optional sections won't log an error if they're missing in airflow.cfg.
+    OPTIONAL_AIRFLOW_CFG_SECTIONS = [
+        'atlas',
+        'celery',
+        'celery_broker_transport_options',
+        'dask',
+        'elasticsearch',
+        'github_enterprise',
+        'hive',
+        'kerberos',
+        'kubernetes',
+        'kubernetes_node_selectors',
+        'kubernetes_secrets',
+        'ldap',
+        'lineage',
+        'mesos',
+    ]
+
     if dag:
         args.dag_id = dag.dag_id
 
@@ -510,18 +528,15 @@ def run(args, dag=None):
                 try:
                     conf.set(section, option, value)
                 except NoSectionError:
-                    optional_sections = [
-                        'atlas', 'mesos', 'elasticsearch', 'kubernetes',
-                        'lineage', 'hive'
-                    ]
-                    if section in optional_sections:
-                        log.debug('Section {section} Option {option} '
-                                  'does not exist in the config!'.format(section=section,
-                                                                         option=option))
+                    no_section_msg = (
+                        'Section {section} Option {option} '
+                        'does not exist in the config!'
+                    ).format(section=section, option=option)
+
+                    if section in OPTIONAL_AIRFLOW_CFG_SECTIONS:
+                        log.debug(no_section_msg)
                     else:
-                        log.error('Section {section} Option {option} '
-                                  'does not exist in the config!'.format(section=section,
-                                                                         option=option))
+                        log.error(no_section_msg)
 
         settings.configure_vars()