diff --git a/rope/contrib/autoimport/parse.py b/rope/contrib/autoimport/parse.py
index 58ee8fcb..d468fe90 100644
--- a/rope/contrib/autoimport/parse.py
+++ b/rope/contrib/autoimport/parse.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def get_names_from_file(
     try:
         root_node = ast.parse(module.read_bytes())
     except SyntaxError as error:
-        print(error)
+        logger.debug("Skipping invalid source file %s: %s", module, error)
         return
     for node in ast.iter_child_nodes(root_node):
         if isinstance(node, ast.Assign):
diff --git a/ropetest/contrib/autoimport/parsetest.py b/ropetest/contrib/autoimport/parsetest.py
index 2f59c91d..cbc9a16e 100644
--- a/ropetest/contrib/autoimport/parsetest.py
+++ b/ropetest/contrib/autoimport/parsetest.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 from rope.contrib.autoimport import parse
 from rope.contrib.autoimport.defs import Name, NameType, PartialName, Source
 
@@ -7,6 +9,17 @@ def test_typing_names(typing_path):
     assert PartialName("Text", NameType.Variable) in names
 
 
+def test_invalid_source_file_is_skipped_without_writing_to_stdout(tmp_path, caplog, capsys):
+    source = tmp_path / "invalid.py"
+    source.write_text("€ = 2\n", encoding="utf-8")
+
+    with caplog.at_level(logging.DEBUG, logger=parse.__name__):
+        assert list(parse.get_names_from_file(source)) == []
+
+    assert capsys.readouterr().out == ""
+    assert f"Skipping invalid source file {source}" in caplog.text
+
+
 def test_find_sys():
     names = list(parse.get_names_from_compiled("sys", Source.BUILTIN))
     assert Name("exit", "sys", "sys", Source.BUILTIN, NameType.Function) in names